University of Tennessee Athletics
2026-27 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Aidan Ifkovits
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Loveland, Ohio
- High School:
- New Paltz (N.Y.)
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Weight Throw: 22.70m (2026)
Outdoor Track
- Hammer Throw: 66.00m (2026)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2026 - Weight Throw - 7th - 21.89m
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2026 - Weight Throw - 7th - 22.70m
HONORS
- 2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2026 Track & Field USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- 2026 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - Weight Throw
- 2025 Outdoor USATF U-20 Champion - Hammer Throw
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Saw action in seven hammer competitions during his sophomore outdoor season
- Finished 18th at the NCAA East Prelims (5/27) with a mark of 64.45 meters (211-5)
- Placed ninth in the hammer final with a toss of 64.76 meters (212-6) at the SEC Championships (5/14)
- Capped the regular season with a fourth-place finish at the Jim Green Invitational (5/1) after throwing 65.07 meters (213-6)
- Set his season-best and PR in the hammer at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/18) with a winning toss of 66.00 meters (216-6) that ranked seventh in school history
- Finished runner-up at home with a second-place showing in the men's hammer at the Tennessee Invite (4/10), throwing 65.18 meters (213-10)
- Opened the outdoor season placing fourth in the hammer at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/3) with a mark of 63.86 meters (209-6)
- Competed six times during the 2026 indoor season and earned First Team All-America honors in the weight throw
- Finished seventh nationally in the weight throw final at the NCAA Championships (3/13) with a personal-best of 22.70 meters (74-5.75) that ranked second in school history
- Scored two points at the SEC Championships (2/26) with a seventh-place finish in the men's weight throw final (21.89m / 71-10)
- Placed third at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/30) after recording a weight toss of 22.63 meters (74-3)
- Claimed second place in the weight throw at the Arkansas Invitatonal (1/16) with a mark of 22.31 meters (73-2.5)
- Opened his sophomore campaign with a weight throw victory at the Clemson Invite (1/10), launching a new PB of 22.35 meters (73-4)
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Won the USATF U20 title in the hammer throw (5kg) with a sixth-round toss of 70.78m (232-2) at the USATF U20 Championships (6/19)
- Competed seven times in the hammer during his freshman outdoor season, rounding out his rookie year at the NCAA East Prelims (5/28) with a 23rd-place finish
- Finished 10th at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/15) with a throw of 62.99m (206-8)
- Earned back-to-back second-place finishes in the hammer with marks of 61.72m (202-6) at the Big Orange Invite (5/2) and 61.49m (201-9) at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Open (5/25)
- Placed second in the hammer at the Tennessee Invite (4/4) with a throw of 62.36m (204-7)
- Made his collegiate outdoor debut with a fourth-place finish in the hammer at the USF Alumni Invite (3/21), logging a mark of 63.33m (207-9) that ranked 10th in school history
- Made seven appearances in the weight throw as a true freshman and finished the campaign as UT's all-time freshman record holder in the event
- Placed 16th at the SEC Championships (2/28) with a mark of 19.92m (65-4.25)
- Established his weight throw PR of 20.67m (67-9.75) at the East Coast Invitational (2/8) which set the UT freshman record and ranked No. 7 on Tennessee's all-time list
- Improved on his weight throw personal-best at the Razorback Invite (1/31), tossing a mark of 20.06m (65-9.75)
- Logged a new personal-best in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invite (1/17) with a first-round throw of 20.04m (65-9)
- Made his collegiate debut at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite (1/10) and won the men's weight throw competition with a heave of 19.01m (62-4.5)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-time high school All-American standout for New Paltz High School in New York
- Capped his decorated high school career with a runner-up finish in the hammer at New Balance Outdoor Nationals, heaving a lifetime-best 221-1 (67.39m)
- Placed fifth at the 2024 USATF U-20 Championships in the hammer throw with a mark of 210-6.5 (64.17m)
- Won a national title in the weight throw at the 2024 New Balance Indoor National meet, earning a PR of 72-8.75 (22.17m)
- His hammer and weight PRs during the 2024 campaign ranked first in the state of New York and top-10 nationally
- Earned a 2024 NYSPHSAA State Champs title in the weight throw (69-7.25 / 21.21m)
- Took first in the high school division of the weight throw at the 2024 Millrose Games in New York City with a toss of 70-1.25 (21.37m)
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