We’re only three full weeks into January and already the 2025 NCAA season is in full swing, with most athletes across the nation having a mark to their name. One of the most notable events every year is the men’s 60m, and that certainly looks to be the case again this year. In fact, 2025 already looks to be on pace to surpass the quality we saw in 2024.

Currently, William Carey’s Barnabas Aggerh leads the nation with his 6.52, run on January 11th. However, William Carey, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is an NAIA school, meaning Aggerh won't be competing at the NCAA Championships.

Leading NCAA Division I in the 60m are Wanya McCoy from Florida and Max Thomas of USC. Both put down marks of 6.53 this past weekend at the Texas Tech Corky Classic and the Spokane Sports Showcase, respectively. Last year McCoy finished 4th place in the 60m at the NCAA Championships, while Thomas is looking to make his first NCAAs appearance in the event indoors.

Behind them, you have David Foster of Cal, Ajani Dwyer of Penn State, and Malachi Snow of Texas Tech, with marks of 6.54, 6.55, and 6.55, respectively, holding down the fourth and fifth spots, time-wise, in the nation.

As of January 20th, there are 12 collegiate athletes who have already run sub-6.60 in the men's 60m dash. At this same time in January 2024, only seven collegiate athletes had surpassed that mark, further highlighting the quality across the board in the event this year.

There are still a few key names yet to put down a mark, such as 2024 NCAA runner up Kalen Walker of Iowa, as well as others who are likely to heat up, such as 2024 fifth placer Travis Williams of USC who has “only” run 6.60 this year.

We’ll also be looking out for Favour Ashe, who recently transferred from Auburn University over to the University of Oregon. Ashe has an indoor personal best of 6.51 seconds and was the runner up at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m.

A few other names to keep an eye out for include Mason Lawyer of Washington State, Ekanem Consider of Tennessee, and Jamarion Stubbs of Alabama State.

With defending 60m champion Terrence Jones of Texas Tech no longer in the NCAA, having turned professional last year, we’re not only guaranteed to see a new champion, but the quality across the board in the event will almost certainly be raised as well.

The 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships will go down in Virginia Beach, Virginia, from Friday March 14th to Saturday March 15th at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

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