Mississippi State
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Bair Adds NCAA Record Holder To His Resume On Day One Of The Outdoor Championships
June 11, 2025 | Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Mississippi State track and field concluded the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with athletes competing in the decathlon, 800m and javelin.
Peyton Bair was the first Bulldog to compete in the championships, kicking the day off in the decathlon.
Bair broke the NCAA Decathlon 100m record in his first race of the day, earning a personal best of 10.25. He also broke the meet record, which he set at last year's championships.
He has maintained the lead throughout the day, after earning a wind-legal long jump personal best of 7.28m. He also matched his high jump personal best with a 2.01m clearance.
Bair finished the day in the 400m, running another personal best and NCAA Decathlon 400m record with 46.00. This is also the fifth fastest 400m time by anyone in a decathlon in history. He leads the field by 287 points, closing out day one with 4,479 points next to his name. He will resume competition in the 110m hurdles decathlon tomorrow morning.
Sam Navarro made his NCAA debut in a big way, running a massive personal best of 1:45.32 for the fastest time qualifying spot in the 800m final. This performance makes Navarro's third consecutive personal best performance in as many meets, dropping over a second off his East First Rounds time. Navarro will compete in the 800m final on Friday evening.
Rémi Rougetet and Tuomas Närhi continued competition in the javelin, with Rougetet earning second-team All-American honors.
The women will begin competition tomorrow afternoon, beginning with Marie Rougetet in the hammer. She enters the field seeded 17th nationally and will be the final thrower in the first section.
Nelly Jemeli will touch the track later that afternoon in the 3000m steeplechase, with Jessicka Woods closing out the day in the 400m hurdles, both being semifinals.
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