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NCAA West Regionals
UCLA Heads to Arkansas for NCAA West First Rounds
May 26, 2026 | Track & Field
UCLA Track and Field will head to Fayetteville, Ark. this week to compete in the 2026ย NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West First Rounds from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30. The meet will be hosted by Arkansasย at John McDonnell Field.
A total of 29 Bruin individualsย qualified for this week's competition, with 19 on the women's side and 10 in the men's events. Men's and women's events will occur on alternating days, with the men competing on Wednesday and Friday and the women competing on Thursday and Saturday. The top 12/24ย marks/times (depending on event) and the 12 best relay teams at the West and East Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track andย Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14ย at Hayward Field.ย
The four-day meet will be televised on ESPN2, and can be streamed through ESPN+. Live results are available HERE.ย
MEET INFORMATION (NCAA West First Rounds):
Date(s):ย Wednesday, May 27ย to Saturday, May 30, 2026
Location:ย John McDonnell Field (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Time:ย Events begin at 7:30 a.m. (PT) on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 11:00 a.m. (PT) on Friday and Saturdayย
Live Video (ESPN+):ย Day 1ย /ย Day 2ย /ย Day 3ย /ย Day 4
Live Results:ย Follow
Women's Qualifiers
- Taylor Snaer - 100m, 200, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
- Naomi Johnson - 400m, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
- Ava Simms - 400m, 4x400 relay
- Kayla McBride - 400m, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
- Marie Warneke - 800m
- Kaitlyn Arciaga - 800m
- Kaho Cichon - 1500m
- Ailish Hawkins - 3000m Steeplechase
- Evie Marheineke - 3000m Steeplechase
- Olivia Foody - 10k
- Celeste Polzonetti - 100m Hurdles, 4x100 Relay
- Kapiolani Coleman - 400m Hurdles
- Olivia Griffin - 400m Hurdles
- Valentina Fakrogha - High Jump
- Hannah Slover - High Jump
- Paige Sommers - Pole Vault
- Paige Echsner - Pole Vault
- Sydney Johnson - Long Jump
- Mackenzie Kirk - Triple Jump
Men's Qualifiers
- Gabriel Clement II - 400m, 4x400 Relay
- Arrin Sagiraju - 1500m
- Tamaal Myers II - 400m Hurdles, 4x400 Relay
- Chris Paige - 400m Hurdles, 4x400 Relay
- Zaire Waring - 400m Hurdles, 4x400 Relay
- Hamdi Ali - High Jump
- Michael Haugo - Long Jump
- Terrence Sweetman - Triple Jump
- Xaver Hastenrath - Shot Put
- Jake Stafford - Discus, Hammer Throw
