National and international competition awaits a group of current and former Indiana State Sycamore track and field standouts.
The competitions include the 2026 USA Track and Field Under-20 Championships, which began Thursday and continue Friday at Eugene, Oregon, as well as this week's 2026 Canada Track and Field Championships in Ottawa.
Sycamore weight throwers Ben Brown and Theo Thurmond are competing at the USATF U20 meet in Oregon, while hurdler Kieran Barnewall will compete in the Canada championship on Saturday.
Also, Sycamore women's hurdler Rachel Mehringer — the seventh-place finisher at last week's NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning her First Team All-America status — will represent ISU at the USATF Outdoor Championships on July 23-26 in New York City. Mehringer will run the 100-meter hurdles.
Former Sycamore and 2024 Olympian Erin Reese will also compete in the hammer throw at the USATF Outdoor Championships at New York next month, and at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic on July 3-4 at Eugene.
The competitions include the 2026 USA Track and Field Under-20 Championships, which began Thursday and continue Friday at Eugene, Oregon, as well as this week's 2026 Canada Track and Field Championships in Ottawa.
Sycamore weight throwers Ben Brown and Theo Thurmond are competing at the USATF U20 meet in Oregon, while hurdler Kieran Barnewall will compete in the Canada championship on Saturday.
Also, Sycamore women's hurdler Rachel Mehringer — the seventh-place finisher at last week's NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning her First Team All-America status — will represent ISU at the USATF Outdoor Championships on July 23-26 in New York City. Mehringer will run the 100-meter hurdles.
Former Sycamore and 2024 Olympian Erin Reese will also compete in the hammer throw at the USATF Outdoor Championships at New York next month, and at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic on July 3-4 at Eugene.
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