NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association released the first edition of the outdoor national ratings for the 2026 outdoor season on Tuesday. Both the LSU men and women open the year at No. 1 in the country.
LSU has a total of 16 individuals and three relays ranked top 10 in the nation so far this outdoor season. Below is a list of those athletes and their current rank in the nation.
LSU Individual Top 10 National Rankings
No. 1 | Malachi Austin| 400m | 45.37
No. 1 | Glasgow, Buckmiller, Austin, Walker| 4×400 | 3:04.61
No. 1 | Princesse Hyman | DT | 59.90m (196-6)
No. 2 | Jaiden Reid | 100m | 10.10w
No. 2 | Athaleyha Hinckson | 100m | 11.25
No. 2 | Salieci Myles | 100h | 13.01
No. 2 | Hinckson, Williams, Bigam, Godbless| 4×100 | 43.13
No. 2 | Leah Acosta | DT | 56.93m (186-9)
No. 3 | Myles Thomas | 100m | 10.14
No. 3 | Joshua Caleb | 200m | 20.44w
No. 3 | Jack Larriviere | JT | 77.24m (253-5)
No. 4 | Matthew Sophia | 110h | 13.61
No. 4 | Thomas, Reid, Levan, Caleb| 4×100 | 39.06
No. 6 | Chad Hendricks | DT | 59.58m (195-6)
No. 7 | Aniyah Bigam | 100m | 11.36w
No. 8 | Adeyah Brewster | 100h | 13.20
No. 8 | Jeremiah Walker| 400m | 46.01
No. 9 | Ella Onojuvwevwo| 200m |22.93
No. 9 | Jillian Scully | DT | 55.63m (182-6)
2026 LSU Outdoor Rankings
LSU Men | No. 1 | March 31
LSU Women | No. 1 | March 31
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