On Thursday, NCAA DI convention weekend opened with a bang in Indianapolis, the place Toronto’s John O’Reilly turned the primary U23 athlete in Canadian historical past to crack 1:16 within the 600m. The 21-year-old clocked 1:15.86, reducing the nationwide U23 document for the second time this season and shifting to No. 2 on the Canadian all-time listing.
John O’Reilly breaks the 600m program document and can advance to Saturday’s finals! #GoBlue〽️ pic.twitter.com/5aiRHl0NDx
— Michigan Monitor & Discipline / Cross Nation (@UMichTrack) February 26, 2026
O’Reilly took third total within the preliminary spherical, setting a brand new College of Michigan program document whereas securing his spot in Saturday’s Large Ten ultimate. His time is almost two seconds sooner than some other Canadian 600m this yr and sits lower than 0.3 seconds off the open nationwide document of 1:15.59, held by Quebec Metropolis’s Olivier Desmeules.
Michigan teammate Miles Brownwho held the earlier college document of 1:15.87, took fifth within the prelims and also will advance to the ultimate.
A record-breaking tear
O’Reilly is in his third yr at Michigan; he owns a fourth-place end within the 800m on the 2024 World U20 Championships in Peru, and a silver medal from the 2025 Pan American Junior Video games in Paraguay. On the Large Ten Championships, he’s additionally slated to contest the 800m, which works on Friday. His 1:47.38 indoor private greatest from earlier this month ranks No. 4 in Canada this yr.
The 2026 NCAA DI Championships
The Division I NCAA indoor monitor and area championships are set for March 13 to 14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
See right here for full outcomes from the 2026 Large Ten Championships.
