Jenkins Wins B1G 10k Title In Classic Finish

Big Ten Outdoor Championships

Friday-Sunday, May 16-18

Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field

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EUGENE, Ore. – Husky sophomore Evan Jenkins became Washington’s first Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Champion tonight in an absolute gut-wrenching finish to 25 laps around Hayward Field. The Camas, Wash. native powered to a late lead, seemed to have lost it to Oregon’s Aiden Smith with 20 meters to go, but somehow found another drop in the tank to pull back in front and win the 10,000-meters title as both men dove over the finish line.

 

After nearly a half hour racing, Jenkins won in 29:24.48 compared to 29:24.65 for Oregon’s Smith, as the Huskies and Ducks amazingly accounted for the entire top-eight of the men’s 10k final. Oregon went 2-3-4 with UW’s Acer Iverson taking fifth and Tyrone Gorze finishing seventh.

 

It was the huge highlight for the Dawgs on the first day of its three-day Big Ten Outdoor Championships debut.

WHAT A FINISH!!! ??

EVAN JENKINS TAKES THE WIN BY .17!! ??#B1GTF x @UWTrack pic.twitter.com/1laSMJr9ND

— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) May 17, 2025

 
Distances
 
Jenkins stayed patient through the 10k as he was out of the top-10 for most of the race. Once the pace started picking up, he had to close a gap to get back up to the leaders, and then continued to bide his time until he was up into the top-five with a lap to go. The sub-four miler used his closing speed to go into the lead for the first time on the backstretch, and he pulled away from all but Oregon’s Smith, who passed on the outside but Jenkins clawed back with both men losing their form and giving every last ounce to get over the line first.
 
Jenkins becomes UW’s first 10k conference champ since Brian Fay won the 2023 Pac-12 title.

In the women’s 10,000-meters, Maeve Stiles and Josephine Welin each ran their first 10k’s of the season, and for Welin it was the first of her career. Stiles has been working her way back impressively after a long layoff after cross country. She was 10th tonight in 33:55.59. Welin has also battled back to full health this season and she placed 13th in 34:39.67.

Evan takes us through the finish of his first Big Ten Conference title ??#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/TMczYBaXZy

— Washington…