Nike Outdoor National Championship Recap (2026)

Thursday, June 18th 

4x200m Championship: The Hustle Track Club made up of Deontaye Christopher, Michael Cai, Elliott Hoyland, and Luke Lanoha placed an impressive 6th overall in the championship division of the relay! They ran a time of 1:28.19, just beating out a handful of other teams running around the same timeframe. 

DMR Championship: The Great Strides Track Club have been very strong throughout the season and did especially well in the DMR. They started with Ayuub Hassan running the 1200m leg of the relay, Elian Oliva running the 400m leg, Micah Sheehan running the 800m leg, and Abdinasir Hassan running the 1600m leg. With an incredibly strong finish from Abdi, splitting a 56 second last lap, he helped his team to the national title in an overall time of 10:04! (Pictured to the left: Abdi crossing the line 1st in the DMR, finishing the last lap in 56 seconds, Picture Credit: Victah Sailer). 

5k Championship: The first day of the national meet ended with the 5000m and Wyatt Dann placed 6th overall in the division running an impressive time of 14:24! His time was a huge personal best from his cross country season, showing his potential for the next season as he enters his junior year. 

Friday, June 19th 

Pole Vault Emerging Elite: Friday was filled with many U20 competitions, but there was one strong result for Colorado on the 2nd day of competition from Thomas Cole in the pole vault. He got over the bar at 15-.75 to place 2nd overall in the emerging elite category! He was only a few inches off of his personal best, making it a strong result for this state champion! 

 Saturday, June 20th 

Triple Jump Emerging Elite - Zazi Wolfrum placed 2nd overall in the triple jump for the emerging elite category, getting out to 46-7.25! Though this was a couple feet off of his personal best, he still competed very well seen in his strong placement. 

Pole Vault Championship - After a tough performance in the U20 division of pole vault, Ethan Rathke came back in the championship division for the Nike Outdoor National Championship to place 14th overall! He got over the bar at 16-.5, which is much more like Rathke than his no height performance earlier in the meet. 

4x800m Relay Championship - The same team that won the DMR came back and placed 5th overall in the 4x800m relay! The Great Strides Track Club had Abdi anchor their team once again, and he split an impressive mark of 1:50 to put the team on the podium for the event.

Sunday, June 21st 

Mile Championship: In the mile championship Colorado was well represented, finishing with five boys on the podium and winning the event as well. Abdinasir Hassan ended his busy weekend crossing the line in 1st, running a time of 4:01! Though this was not his fastest mile, it was the first time he had one a championship in the event. In 3rd place, Quinn Sullivan ran a time of 4:03, which was a new personal best for him! Rounding out the top spots for the podium was Cadel Ruthven finishing 5th overall in a new personal best of 4:04.65, Benjamin Adams sitting at 6th with a time of 4:04.88, and Rocco Culpepper, who ran 4:05 to finish 7th overall! 

4x400m Relay Championship: The same line up as their 4x200m relay team, the Hustle Track Club also placed fairly well in the 4x400m relay for the championship division. Though they did not quite get on the podium, they did place 10th overall with a very strong time of 3:22!