LUBBOCK, Texas – Sun Devil Track and Field concluded the 2026 Big 12 Indoor Championships with junior sprinter Jayden Davis and sophomore sprinter Amir Thompson claiming individual titles, the first individual indoor Big 12 champions in program history.
Thompson set a new indoor men’s 200-meter record, clocking in at 20.40 to break the 21-year-old mark of 20.43 set by Domenik Peterson in 2005. He now holds the school’s two fastest 200m indoor times in his first season with the team while adding a conference championship to his resume.
AMIR THOMPSON SCHOOL RECORD 🤯
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) February 28, 2026
He wins the Men's 200M in 20.40 to rewrite program history and crown himself a Big 12 Champion 👑#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/p2gjoA99RU
As for Davis, he set a new season-best 45.31 in the men’s 400-meters en route to winning gold after finishing second in the same event just a year ago.
THERE IT IS!
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) February 28, 2026
Jayden Davis wins the Men's 400m in 45.31 to become the first individual Big 12 Indoor Champion in school history 😈#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/vEfldLU2A6
Sophomore Taiwo Kudoro took fifth place in the Women’s 600Y (1:18.59) while senior Tyler Schierenberg claimed sixth in the Men’s 1000M (2:25.77) to round out the Sun Devil track podium placers
On the field side, graduate thrower Brandon Lloyd continued his strong indoor campaign with a runner-up finish in the shot put at 18.83 meters (61 feet, 9 1/2 inches). Sophomore Preston Beery placed fifth at 18.27 meters (59-11 1/4).
Arizona State finished ninth overall in team scoring on the men’s side with 37 points, as the women finished 16th.
Sun Devils on the podium
1: Jayden Davis - Men’s 400M (45.31)
1: Amir Thompson - Men’s 200M (20.40)
2: Brandon Lloyd - Men’s Shot Put (18.83 / 61-9 ½)
5: Taiwo Kudoro - Women’s 600Y (1:18.59)
5: Preston Beery - Men’s Shot Put (18.27 / 59-11 ¼.)
6: Tyler Schierenberg - Men’s 1000M (2:25.77)
8: Jaden Patterson - Men's Triple Jump (15.54 / 51-0)
The Sun Devils will conclude the indoor season with qualified student-athletes participating in the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships, hosted by Arkansas at Randal Tyson Track center in Fayetteville from March 13-14.
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