Six athletes will represent the University of Iowa at the 2016 United States Track and Field Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, beginning Friday, July 1.

University of Iowa freshman Nia Britt competes in the shot put at the 2016 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Clovis, California.

The University of Iowa track and field program continued to climb up the proverbial staircase in 2016, but it still has not reached the top step.

Will Dougherty’s Rocky-like, underdog adventure to the NCAA Championships last week didn’t have a happy Hollywood ending, but he viewed it as a priceless experience.

The 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships was a learning experience for University of Iowa redshirt freshman Reno Tuufuli, as the Big Ten runner-up fouled on all three attempts in the men's discus Friday afternoon at Hayward Field.

The University of Iowa women's track and field team wrapped up the 2016 season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday. Six student-athletes came away with second-team All-America accolades.