By: Hunter McKay
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State's quartet of
Kali Terza (hammer throw),
Emma Sullivan (800m),
Gage Voyles (high jump) and
Kenyatta Bennett (high jump) are set to compete in the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, on June 10-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
How to Follow the Owls
Sullivan's 800m races will air live on ESPN2 on Thursday (semifinals) and Saturday (final).
Live video streaming coverage of all field events will air on ESPN+, with a dedicated stream set up for each event.
Live results, including lap-by-lap splits and in-progress field event updates, will be provided by Flash Results.
Weather Report
High temperatures are expected to range from 70 to 80 degrees during the four days of competition in Eugene with Saturday expected to be the hottest day. Rain chances are low for the duration of the championship.
KSU's NCAA Championship Event Capsules (Chronologically)
Women's Hammer
Event Schedule: Final – Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Eastern
KSU Competitor: Kali Terza
How She Got Here: Terza landed throws of (224-1, 223-11 and 217-11) in Lexington. She became the first KSU women's hammer thrower ever to qualify for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships three times.
After earning second team All-America honors with an 13th-place showing in 2025, Terza hopes to move up in the standings on Thursday. Her 224-1 effort from Lexington ranked as the third-best NCAA Division I First Rounds performance among the 24 hammer throwers who qualified to Eugene.
Terza is one of five women's hammer throwers who also threw in Eugene in 2025.
Prior to the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet, Terza won the hammer throw at the Conference USA Championships, as well as regular-season victories at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, Don McGarey Invitational, and the Florida Relays.
The athlete who finished one spot behind Terza in the CUSA women's hammer competition (FIU's Janiya Cesar) also qualified for Eugene. This marks the third-straight year the conference has sent multiple women's hammer throwers to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
How the Event Will Progress in Eugene: The 24 hammer throwers in Eugene will be divided into two flights, with Terza throwing in the second (higher-seeded) flight. After all 24 athletes have taken three throws, the top nine competitors will earn three more attempts.
The top eight finishers will score team points and become first-team All-Americans, with the next eight garnering second-team All-America accolades.
Last season, eighth place measured 222-1 and 16th place reached 212-6.
What's at Stake: A top-16 placement on Thursday would make Terza KSU's first women's thrower ever to earn three All-America honors.
Terza's 13th-place finish in 2025 is the best-ever showing by an Owl in the NCAA women's hammer final.
Tara Sullivan-Simpson of Rice has the best performance of a CUSA member in this event. She finished fourth with a toss of 225-8.
Terza's 226-9 effort from the CUSA Outdoor Championships stands as the program record.
Women's 800m
Event Schedule: Semifinals – Thursday at 9:58 p.m. Eastern; Final – Saturday at 9:14 p.m. Eastern
KSU Competitor: Emma Sullivan
How She Got Here: Sullivan provided one of Kennesaw State's most exciting moments of the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet when she clocked a program record-shattering 2:00.73 for second place in her quarterfinal heat and a time qualifier to her second-consecutive NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Prior to that race, All-American Sarah Hendrick held that record at 2:00.98 (2022). Hendrick was a first-team All-American in 2021 and 2022. She closed her collegiate career as second-team All-American in the 800m in 2023.
One of 12 seniors in the Eugene women's 800m field, Sullivan owns the 15th-fastest personal best time among the talented group of national qualifiers. Ten of the 24 have personal-best times of under two in this event. Nine of the competitors ran their personal-best time at NCAA First Rounds.
Sullivan has run the 800m five times this season. She finished second at Florida Relays and first at East Coast Relays.
How the Event Will Progress in Eugene: Three semifinal heats of the women's 800m will be contested on Thursday, with Sullivan competing in the second section. The top five runners in each heat and the next two fastest time qualifiers will move on to Saturday's final.
The top eight runners in Saturday's final will score team points and become first-team All-Americans. The other four finalists and the four fastest non-finalists will be second-team All-Americans.
Last season, it took a time of 2:01.54 to advance to the final and a time of 2:01.00 to earn first-team All-America honors.
What's at Stake: A top-16 finish would make Sullivan the second woman ever at Kennesaw State to earn All-America honors in the 800m.
Prior to this season, KSU's most recent top-eight women's finish at this meet came in 2022, when Sarah Hendrick placed fifth in the women's 800m final at the old Hayward Field.
A new personal best by Sullivan would break her own program record of 2:00.73 from the NCAA Division I East First Rounds.
Men's High Jump
Event Schedule: Final on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern
KSU Competitors: Gage Voyles and
Kenyatta Bennett
How They Got Here: Voyles and Bennett both qualified for Eugene after tying for first place at the NCAA First Rounds with a clearance of 7-1. They are just the second duo from the same school in Conference USA history to qualify for Eugene in the men's high jump.
Voyles had one of the best freshman seasons in recent KSU history. After opening with a 7-1 performance in his opening outdoor meet, Voyles set the school record at the time, clearing 7-1.75 to win the Don McGarey Invitational. Three weeks later he would improve the school record to 7-5.25 on his way to winning the gold medal at the CUSA Outdoor Championships.
That mark ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season. It also qualified him for the U20 Championships in Eugene on June 18-19.
Bennett came within one spot of reaching Eugene as a freshman in 2025. After a bit of a slow start to the season, he has posted personal-best leaps in three of the last four meets. He cleared the bar at heights of 7-0.5, 7-1.5 and 7-1.75 for the first time in his career this season. His mark of 7-1.75 ranks tied for fourth in the NCAA East Region this season and helped him earn the silver medal at the CUSA Championships.
How the Event Will Progress in Eugene: One flight of 24 jumpers will compete in Eugene. Athletes will make three attempts to clear every bar. The bars will be 6-10.75, 7-0.75, 7-2.5, 7-3.75 and up 3cm from there.
The top eight jumpers in Friday's final will score team points and become first-team All-Americans. The other eight best jumpers will be second-team All-Americans.
Andre Dorsey currently holds KSU's best finish in this event in Eugene. He placed 22
nd in 2016.
