AUSTIN, Texas - The Michigan State track & field team travels to Austin, Texas for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Texas' Mike A. Myers Stadium from Wednesday-Saturday, June 7-10.
Action gets underway with the decathlon 100m 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday and concludes Saturday at 8:12 p.m. CT with the women's 1500m final.
Live results will be available at MSUSpartans.com via Flash Results. All four days of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will broadcast on ESPN2. Field and multi-event streams will be available on ESPN+.
Six Spartans will make the trip to Austin, with four NCAA Outdoor Championship returners and two first-time NCAA qualifiers. All four Spartans on the men's side are returning All-Americans.
Michigan State Men's Entries (4)
Heath Baldwin - Decathlon
Ryan Talbot - Decathlon
Trevor Stephenson – Pole Vault
John Petruno – 1500m
Michigan State Women's Entries (2)
Lauren Freeland - 1500m
Opal Jackson - Shot Put
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson and senior Heath Baldwin are making their second NCAA Track & Field Championship appearances in 2023 after both earning First-Team All-America honors during the indoor season (Stephenson - pole vault, Baldwin - heptathlon). Both also earned Second-Team All-America honors at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Graduate John Petruno was also a Second-Team All-American at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500m, finishing ninth in the finals, while senior Ryan Talbot finished 20th in the 2022 decathlon for Honorable Mention All-America honors.
RECORD BREAKERS
Several Spartan school records have fallen throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2022-23. During the indoor season, senior Heath Baldwin broke the heptathlon school record (6,000 pts) and followed up his performance with the MSU decathlon record (8,084 pts) in his first multi-event of the outdoor season, breaking the record of 8,064 point set by senior Ryan Talbot in 2022. He has broken the school record in every multi he has competed in this year.
Opting out of the decathlon at the Big Ten Championships, Baldwin competed in three individual events and the 4x400 relay. On his first attempt in the javelin throw, Baldwin shattered the school record with a throw of 69.11m, topping the previous record of 65.16m set in 2015.
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson has also broken a pair of men's school records this year, setting the indoor pole vault at the NCAA Championships (5.66m) and setting the outdoor record twice this season, most recently clearing a mark of 5.55m at the Mt. SAC Relays in April.
On the women's side, sophomore Opal Jackson put up three of the best four marks in the shot put in program history at the Big Ten Championships, setting a school record of 17.06m in the event to become the first Spartan in program history to record a mark over 17 meters.
Senior Lauren Freeland was a member of the women's indoor distance medley school record earlier this year and also set the outdoor record as a member of the 4x800 relay at the Penn Relays in April.
MULTIS
MSU will look to have two All-Americans in the men's multis for the second-straight year with seniors Heath Baldwin and Ryan Talbot returning in the decathlon. Baldwin's personal-best 8,084 points from the Mt. SAC Relays this season ranks third in the NCAA this season, while Talbot's 7,786-point season best from the Big Ten Championships ranks 11th.
Baldwin has set personal bests in the 110m hurdles, javelin, 400m and discus during the outdoor season and Talbot has set personal bests in the javelin, 110m hurdles, discus and 1500m.
Baldwin is making his third-straight NCAA Outdoor appearance in the decathlon, finishing 11th in 2021 (while competing for Michigan before transferring to MSU in the fall) and 13th in 2022. He placed seventh in the heptathlon at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Talbot makes his second-straight appearance in the NCAA decathlon this week, finishing 20th in 2022.
POLE VAULT
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson will cap off his stellar collegiate career at the NCAA Championships this week, making his third-straight appearance at the outdoor championships and fifth overall.
Stephenson holds both indoor and outdoor pole vault school records and holds a personal-best clearance of 5.66m from his fourth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. His outdoor personal best of 5.55m came at the Mt. SAC Relays in April.
Stephenson earned his first Big Ten title at the conference championships in May. He finished 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2021 and 10th in 2022.
DISTANCE
Senior Lauren Freeland will make her first-career NCAA Track & Field Championships appearance this week after setting a personal best of 4:14.28 in the 1500m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Freeland finished fourth in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and is the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the event on the women's side since 2021.
Graduate student John Petruno will also don the Green & White for the final time in his career this week, returning to the NCAA Championships in the 1500m for the second-consecutive year. He finished ninth in the final in 2022. Petruno holds a personal best of 3:39.64 in the event and a season best of 3:41.62.
THROWS
Sophomore Opal Jackson will compete in her first NCAA Championships after finishing 11th in the shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Jackson, who is in her first collegiate outdoor season, holds the school record in the event at 17.06m and is the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the shot put since Katelyn Daniels in 2018.
Jackson competed in the shot put at the 2022 U20 USATF Outdoor Championships.
The NCAA Championships marks the end of the 2023 collegiate season. The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will run from July 6-9 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
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Action gets underway with the decathlon 100m 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday and concludes Saturday at 8:12 p.m. CT with the women's 1500m final.
Live results will be available at MSUSpartans.com via Flash Results. All four days of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will broadcast on ESPN2. Field and multi-event streams will be available on ESPN+.
Six Spartans will make the trip to Austin, with four NCAA Outdoor Championship returners and two first-time NCAA qualifiers. All four Spartans on the men's side are returning All-Americans.
Michigan State Men's Entries (4)
Heath Baldwin - Decathlon
Ryan Talbot - Decathlon
Trevor Stephenson – Pole Vault
John Petruno – 1500m
Michigan State Women's Entries (2)
Lauren Freeland - 1500m
Opal Jackson - Shot Put
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson and senior Heath Baldwin are making their second NCAA Track & Field Championship appearances in 2023 after both earning First-Team All-America honors during the indoor season (Stephenson - pole vault, Baldwin - heptathlon). Both also earned Second-Team All-America honors at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Graduate John Petruno was also a Second-Team All-American at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500m, finishing ninth in the finals, while senior Ryan Talbot finished 20th in the 2022 decathlon for Honorable Mention All-America honors.
RECORD BREAKERS
Several Spartan school records have fallen throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2022-23. During the indoor season, senior Heath Baldwin broke the heptathlon school record (6,000 pts) and followed up his performance with the MSU decathlon record (8,084 pts) in his first multi-event of the outdoor season, breaking the record of 8,064 point set by senior Ryan Talbot in 2022. He has broken the school record in every multi he has competed in this year.
Opting out of the decathlon at the Big Ten Championships, Baldwin competed in three individual events and the 4x400 relay. On his first attempt in the javelin throw, Baldwin shattered the school record with a throw of 69.11m, topping the previous record of 65.16m set in 2015.
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson has also broken a pair of men's school records this year, setting the indoor pole vault at the NCAA Championships (5.66m) and setting the outdoor record twice this season, most recently clearing a mark of 5.55m at the Mt. SAC Relays in April.
On the women's side, sophomore Opal Jackson put up three of the best four marks in the shot put in program history at the Big Ten Championships, setting a school record of 17.06m in the event to become the first Spartan in program history to record a mark over 17 meters.
Senior Lauren Freeland was a member of the women's indoor distance medley school record earlier this year and also set the outdoor record as a member of the 4x800 relay at the Penn Relays in April.
MULTIS
MSU will look to have two All-Americans in the men's multis for the second-straight year with seniors Heath Baldwin and Ryan Talbot returning in the decathlon. Baldwin's personal-best 8,084 points from the Mt. SAC Relays this season ranks third in the NCAA this season, while Talbot's 7,786-point season best from the Big Ten Championships ranks 11th.
Baldwin has set personal bests in the 110m hurdles, javelin, 400m and discus during the outdoor season and Talbot has set personal bests in the javelin, 110m hurdles, discus and 1500m.
Baldwin is making his third-straight NCAA Outdoor appearance in the decathlon, finishing 11th in 2021 (while competing for Michigan before transferring to MSU in the fall) and 13th in 2022. He placed seventh in the heptathlon at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Talbot makes his second-straight appearance in the NCAA decathlon this week, finishing 20th in 2022.
POLE VAULT
Graduate student Trevor Stephenson will cap off his stellar collegiate career at the NCAA Championships this week, making his third-straight appearance at the outdoor championships and fifth overall.
Stephenson holds both indoor and outdoor pole vault school records and holds a personal-best clearance of 5.66m from his fourth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. His outdoor personal best of 5.55m came at the Mt. SAC Relays in April.
Stephenson earned his first Big Ten title at the conference championships in May. He finished 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2021 and 10th in 2022.
DISTANCE
Senior Lauren Freeland will make her first-career NCAA Track & Field Championships appearance this week after setting a personal best of 4:14.28 in the 1500m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Freeland finished fourth in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and is the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the event on the women's side since 2021.
Graduate student John Petruno will also don the Green & White for the final time in his career this week, returning to the NCAA Championships in the 1500m for the second-consecutive year. He finished ninth in the final in 2022. Petruno holds a personal best of 3:39.64 in the event and a season best of 3:41.62.
THROWS
Sophomore Opal Jackson will compete in her first NCAA Championships after finishing 11th in the shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Jackson, who is in her first collegiate outdoor season, holds the school record in the event at 17.06m and is the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the shot put since Katelyn Daniels in 2018.
Jackson competed in the shot put at the 2022 U20 USATF Outdoor Championships.
The NCAA Championships marks the end of the 2023 collegiate season. The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will run from July 6-9 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Six Spartans Head to Austin for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Michigan State University Athletics
The Michigan State track & field team travels to Austin, Texas for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Texas' Mike A. Myers Stadium from Wednesday-Saturday,
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