Dores Set for NCAA Outdoor Championships

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt track and field’s Allyria McBride and Falon Spearman begin competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

After narrowly missing the NCAA Championships by one spot in 2024, both McBride and Spearman returned to the east regional track in 2025 and punched their tickets to Eugene.

Spearman kicks off competition for the Commodores  in the 100-meter hurdles semifinals at 7:08 p.m. CT. McBride will compete in the 400-meter hurdle semifinals at 8:14 p.m. The top three finishers from each of the three heats, plus the next three fastest times, will advance to Saturday’s event final.

Dore Notes
• Spearman is the first Vanderbilt student-athlete to advance to the NCAA Championships in the 100 hurdles since at least 2006
• In 2023, McBride became the program’s first true freshman All-American since Amanda Helberg accomplished the feat in 1997
• McBride holds school records in five events and is top 10 all-time at Vanderbilt in six other events
• She is ranked third all-time at Vanderbilt in the 400 hurdles behind first-team All-American Brooke Overholt and 1997 NCAA champion Ryan Tolbert
• Spearman first broke the program record in the 100 hurdles at the 2024 SEC Outdoor Championships and has reset the mark three times since
• Spearman also holds the school record in the 60-meter hurdles and is ranked top 10 all-time at Vandy in three other events

The meet will be broadcast on ESPN with live results available through Flash Results. Fans can also follow Vanderbilt track and field on X and Instagram at @VandyXCTrack for updates.