STORRS, Conn. – Connecticut won both the men's and women's team titles at the 2026 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships presented by JEEP for the fifth straight season, as the three-day event concluded on Saturday.
On the men's side, the Huskies tallied 273.5 points to clinch their sixth consecutive conference title and tenth overall, while the UConn women totaled 212 points to claim their fifth straight team title and seventh all-time. DePaul was the runner-up on both sides, as the men finished with 273.5 points, while the women recorded 184 points to place second.
UConn’s Medwin Odamtten was named the men’s BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer after setting the BIG EAST record in the men’s 100-meter dash with a time of 10.22 in the preliminary round and winning the event in 10.53. Odamtten also claimed gold in the 200-meter dash (20.96) and helped UConn win the 4x100-meter relay.
UConn’s Joshua Mooney earned men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer honors after winning the pole vault with a mark of 4.70 meters, the 110-meter hurdles in 14.00, and the javelin with a throw of 65.54 meters. He was also named the meet’s High Point Performer with 28 points.
On the women’s side, Providence’s Maeve O’Neill was named Most Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 800-meter run in a meet-record time of 2:02.05 and helping Providence claim gold in the 4x800-meter relay (8:30.87).
St. John’s Jamora Alves earned women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer honors after winning the discus with a throw of 55.89 meters and the shot put with a mark of 15.46 meters.
DePaul’s Sade Miller was named the women’s High Point Performer after totaling 22.5 points with first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (11.55) and 200-meter dash (23.58), while also helping DePaul win the 4x100-meter relay.
The Huskies' coaching staff won BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors for both the men's and women's teams.
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Medwin Odamtten, UConn
Women: Maeve O’Neill, Providence
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn
Women: Jamora Alves, St. John’s
High Point Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn – 28 points
Women: Sade Miller, DePaul – 22.5 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's: Connecticut
Women's: Connecticut
Women's Results (22 events scored)
1. UConn – 212
2. DePaul - 184
3. St. John’s - 127
4. Villanova – 91
5. Providence - 78
6. Georgetown - 65
7. Marquette - 46
8. Butler - 24
9. Creighton – 19
10. Xavier - 8
Men's Results (22 events scored)
1. UConn – 273.5
2. DePaul - 134
3. Georgetown - 97
4. Villanova - 91
5. Marquette – 89.5
6. Butler - 54
7. Providence - 54
8. Xavier - 14
9. Creighton - 12