PROVO, Utah – The Cougars are headed to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete in the Division I NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 13-14.
Zoey Bonds will start things off for the Cougars on Friday morning, as she is set to compete in the pentathlon. Bonds is coming off a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships, where she posted a career-high 4,239 points. The Las Vegas product is the first Cougar to earn entry to the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships since Halley Folsom in 2022.
NCAA indoor mile record-holder Riley Chamberlain will gear up for her respective event alongside the 3000-meter. Chamberlain’s season best in the 3000m is 8:43.16, which she clocked at the 118th Millrose Games.
Jane Hedengren will make her first indoor nationals appearance, set to race in the 3000m and 5000m. Hedengren owns the No. 1 NCAA mark in the 5000m, crossing in 14:44.79 at the 2025 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, and she owns the No. 2 NCAA mark in the 3000m, an 8:34.98, at the 118th Millrose Games. Hedengren just won the 3000m division at the Big 12 Championships.
Jenna Hutchins will compete alongside teammates Chamberlain and Hedengren in the 3000m, as she currently ranks seventh-best in the nation this year with her career-best 8:44.04 at the 2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Senior Sami Oblad is set for the 400m, after she just improved her school record to 51.48, giving her a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships. This is Oblad’s second straight season racing for an indoor national title.
The distance medley relay team will seek its third straight national title. The quartet of Taylor Rohatinsky, Kali McEuen, Krystie Solomon-Jensen and Hutchins recently won the Big 12 title with their 11:11.95.
NCAA Championships Friday Schedule
| Athlete | Event | Time (MST) |
| Zoey Bonds | Pentathlon 60m Hurdles | 10:15 a.m. |
| Zoey Bonds | Pentathlon High Jump | 11 a.m. |
| Zoey Bonds | Pentathlon Shot Put | 1:10 p.m. |
| Zoey Bonds | Pentathlon Long Jump | 2:10 p.m. |
| Zoey Bonds | Pentathlon 800m | 4 p.m. |
| Riley Chamberlain | Mile Prelims | 4:05 p.m. |
| Sami Oblad | 400m Prelims | 4:55 p.m. |
| Jane Hedengren | 5000m Final | 6:05 p.m. |
| TBD | DMR Final | 7:15 p.m. |
NCAA Championships Saturday Schedule
| Athlete | Event | Time (MST) |
| Riley Chamberlain* | Mile Final | 3:10 p.m. |
| Sami Oblad* | 400m Final | 3:50 p.m. |
| Jane Hedengren | 3000m Final | 5:10 p.m. |
| Riley Chamberlain | 3000m Final | 5:10 p.m. |
| Jenna Hutchins | 3000m Final | 5:10 p.m. |
*If the athlete qualifies for the final