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NCAA D1 distance rankings, 2026 Outdoor

NCAA D1 · Distance · 2026 Outdoor

Men: Arkansas. Women: BYU. Each squad scores its best four distance athletes, weighted 1.0, 0.75, 0.5 and 0.25.

1ArkansasRivaldo Marshall #1 800m · Tyrice Taylor #3 800m · Ernest Cheruiyot #3 5000m · Brian Masai #4 1500mSquad of 4243
2OregonSimeon Birnbaum #1 1500m · Benjamin Balazs #7 3000 Steeplechase · Evan Burke #8 10,000m · Luke Tewalt #8 5000mSquad of 4229
3Iowa StateRobin Kwemoi Bera #4 5000m · Sanele Masondo #6 10,000m · Joash Ruto #8 3000 Steeplechase · Meshack Kimutai #16 10,000mSquad of 4219
4MichiganTrent McFarland #3 1500m · Brendan Herger #5 1500m · Camden Law #13 800m · Miles Brown #14 800mSquad of 4219
4VirginiaNathan Mountain #2 3000 Steeplechase · Gary Martin #6 1500m · Brett Gardner #12 3000 Steeplechase · Will Anthony #17 10,000mSquad of 4219
6New MexicoHabtom Samuel #1 5000m · Evans Kiplagat #12 10,000m · Vincent Chirchir #13 10,000m · Thomas Termote #15 10,000mSquad of 4211
7Oklahoma StateDenis Kipngetich #2 5000m · Adisu Guadia #10 10,000m · Laban Kipkemboi #14 3000 Steeplechase · Brian Musau #17 5000mSquad of 4210
8Northern ArizonaColin Sahlman #2 800m · Tor Hotung-Davidsen #10 800m · Rheinhardt Harrison #17 1500m · Randy Espinoza #40 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4195
9LouisvilleGeoffrey Kirwa #1 3000 Steeplechase · Elsingi Kipruto #1 10,000m · Ryan Farrell #30 800mSquad of 3194
10PrincetonMyles Hogan #10 5000m · Connor McCormick #11 1500m · Jackson Shorten #11 3000 Steeplechase · Brian Boler #19 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4193
11Penn StateAllon Clay #5 800m · Niko Schultz #8 800m · Andrew Regnier #24 800m · Yukichi Ishii #28 800mSquad of 4190
12BYUTayvon Kitchen #5 5000m · Carter Cutting #12 1500m · Creed Thompson #21 10,000m · Isaac Hedengren #26 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4188
13AlabamaBismack Kipchirchir #9 3000 Steeplechase · Ezekiel Pitireng #16 3000 Steeplechase · Dennis Kipruto #18 10,000m · Dismus Lokira #20 10,000mSquad of 4179
14Cal PolyChris Caudillo #8 1500m · Carson Smith #14 1500m · Bryce Kueker #28 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 3159
15FloridaOussama Allaoui #9 1500m · Graham Myers #24 3000 Steeplechase · Kelvin Cheruiyot #25 10,000m · Miguel Pantojas #34 800mSquad of 4151
16Virginia TechChristian Jackson #11 800m · George Couttie #22 1500m · Nicholas Plant #24 1500m · Nicholas Kipchirchir #40 10,000mSquad of 4148
17Texas A&MPeter Narumbe #6 800m · Reece Sharman-Newell #26 800m · Stefon Dodoo #27 800m · Michael Moiben #45 10,000mSquad of 4147
18Eastern KentuckyKristian Imroth #5 3000 Steeplechase · Bradley Giblin #25 1500m · Miguel Baidal #32 10,000mSquad of 3144
19WashingtonReuben Reina #18 1500m · Evan Jenkins #19 10,000m · Isaac Briggs #23 3000 Steeplechase · Tyler Bilyard #34 1500mSquad of 4142
20ColoradoJustine Kipkoech #19 5000m · Kole Mathison #20 3000 Steeplechase · James Overberg #24 10,000m · Dean Casey #30 10,000mSquad of 4137
21VillanovaMarco Langon #2 1500m · Dan Watcke #32 800mSquad of 2123
22WisconsinMatan Ivri #14 5000m · Patrick Hilby #22 800m · Archie Noakes #37 5000mSquad of 3121
23Miss StateHarry Ross-Hughes #12 800m · Samuel Navarro #25 800m · Keayari Lee #40 800mSquad of 3120
24Utah StateLogan Garnica #17 3000 Steeplechase · Landon Bott #20 800m · Garrett Woodhouse #38 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 3120
25Air ForceJayden Nats #11 10,000m · Zachary Ayers #34 5000m · Terrance Allen #39 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 3107
26GeorgetownTinoda Matsatsa #7 800m · Birhanu Harriman #37 10,000mSquad of 2104
27Wake ForestRocky Hansen #10 1500m · Aurelien Radja #32 5000mSquad of 2103
28SyracuseBenne Anderson #15 1500m · Peter Walsdorf #27 10,000mSquad of 2102
29KentuckyCollins Kiprop Kipngok #6 3000 Steeplechase · Edward Bird #42 1500mSquad of 299
30Ole MissMax Armstrong #23 800m · Kidus Misgina #31 10,000m · Sergio Del Barrio #32 3000 Steeplechase · Aiden Britt #43 10,000mSquad of 498
31TulaneSilas Kiptanui #3 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 196
32Texas TechTitus Kimaru #4 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 193
33WWashington StateEvans Kurui #5 10,000mSquad of 191
34South CarolinaJaouad Khchina #7 1500mSquad of 187
34CincinnatiNickson Kogei #7 10,000mSquad of 187
36BradleyJamie Phillips #15 800m · Jayde Rosslee #38 10,000m · Kaden Kingsmith #47 800mSquad of 386
37Arizona StateDayton Carlson #9 800mSquad of 183
38North DakotaLouis-Lys Fanucchi #10 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 180
39StanfordLeo Young #20 5000m · Zane Bergen #36 1500m · Evan Noonan #46 1500mSquad of 378
40Army West PointNathan Davis #13 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 174

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Men: Arkansas (squad of 4). Women: BYU (squad of 4).

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