Crystal Bourque opened with her best toss, recording a distance of 56.94/186-9 and joining Jasmine Jennings '09 (hammer) as the only other Rhody women's track & field performer be named an All-American.
NCAA Outdoor Championships Full ResultsThe Carolina women's 4x400 team capped off a successful showing at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as they took sixth and lowered their own school record from yesterday on the fourth and final day of the meet. The team of junior Elizabeth Mott, senior LaToya James and juniors Tasha Stanley and Zoey Russell earned All-America status for their finish.
On the final day of the 2011 NCAA Track and Field National Championships, six more Jayhawks became All-Americans here Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. In all, the Jayhawks had three men and seven women become first or second team All-Americans with the men earning 14 points to finish 18th overall and the women collecting 13 points to take 23rd.
Maddie Buttinger, Jeremy Rae and Johnathan Shawel of the University of Notre Dame men's and women's track and field teams concluded competition at the 2011 NCAA Championship. Rae claimed ninth place in the 1,500-meter finals in 3:45.53 to just miss an All-American nod.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders finished the NCAA Outdoor Championships with its second-best showing in program history with a ninth place finish.
Mohammed Ahmed and Reed Connor took different paths to get to the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, but the duo closed out their collegiate seasons in similar fashions Saturday.
Horns clock a 44.06; Texas places tied for eighth overall with 25 points for its 24th top 10 finish in program history.
Iowa: June 11, 2011 - For the fourth time in as many years, the Nittany Lion women's 4x400-meter relay posted a top four effort at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, turning in a fourth-place standing, Saturday at Drake Stadium. The quartet of Doris Anyanwu (Beltsville, Md.), Shavon Greaves (Lakewood, N.J.), Ije Iheoma (Holland, Pa.), and Megan Duncan (North Huntingdon, Pa.) earned All-America status in the finish, thanks to a season-best run of 3:30.35. On the men's side, the Penn State contingent combined to score the highest finish in the team standings since 1993, tying for 20th-place overall with 11 points.
University of Cincinnati juniors Eric Finan (New Richmond, Ohio/New Richmond) and Terrence Somerville (Akron, Ohio/Butchel) earned All-America honors Saturday at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake University.
The University of Kentucky track and field team concluded the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with the men's team earning five points from senior Colin Beovers and the women's squad collecting two points from Jenna Martin, Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Texas finishes tied for 12th overall with 18 points at the end of the four-day meet.
The Florida State men’s track & field team finished as the national runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, scoring 54 points while champion Texas A&M wound up with 55 points.
Indiana finished action at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, getting a fourth-place finish out of Faith Sherrill in the women's shot put. IU also got an All-America finish in the 4x100m relay, taking seventh. IU finishes the meet with nine All-Americans and a total of nine top-10 finishes in events throughout the meet.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The University of Louisville track and field teams completed their outdoor season at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, with three athletes earning All-America honors in the shot put.
Junior Jackie Coward earned the highest individual finish by a UCF track & field athlete at the NCAA Championships by placing third in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium. Coward's finish earned six points for the Knights, who finished tied for 17th place with 16 total team points this weekend.
After a rain-plagued three days, the sun shined on Drake Stadium today as the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships came to an end in Des Moines, Iowa. All-American Renee Tomlin (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) finished fourth in the women's 1,500-meter run with Villanova's Sheila Reid, fellow BIG EAST competitor, took first and became the first athlete in history to win both the women's 5,000-meter run and the 1,500-meter run at the same championships.
Providence College junior Julian Matthews (Nelson, New Zealand) has placed 12th in the finals of the 1500-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The effort earns the Friar distance star his second, Second-Team All-American Honor in Track and Field this year.
Senior Chris Carter jumped his way to All-American status by finishing 8th place in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships Saturday afternoon.
Redshirt junior Nicol Traynor placed 11th in Saturday's championship final of the 3,000m steeplechase as action at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship concluded Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
12 Hokies named All-American
The Florida State men's track & field team finishes as the national runner-up by just one point Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
A strong race in the finals of the 1500 meters made senior Matthew Gibney (Albury, Australia) an All-American in the event for the second time in the last three years and Gibney placed fourth in the finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Drake Stadium on Saturday afternoon. He ran in a very strong field and made a strong move down the stretch to pass several runners and move up into fourth place.
senior Stacey Wannemacher capped her career and a solid team effort at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing eighth in the women's shot put.
Indiana finished action at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, getting a fourth-place finish out of Faith Sherrill in the women's shot put. IU also got an All-America finish in the 4x100m relay, taking seventh. IU finishes the meet with nine All-Americans and a total of nine top-10 finishes in events throughout the meet.
It was a different race on a different day but the same incredible kick in the last 100 meters which propelled senior Sheila Reid (Newmarket, Ont.) to a national championship in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Drake Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Reid becomes the first women's athlete to ever win both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters in the same year, as she adds to the 5000 meters crown she won last night.
The Oklahoma women made program history Saturday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships as they recorded their highest team finish ever by taking fourth with a program-best 42 team points. The team was bolstered by All-Americans Candyce McGrone (200-meter dash) and Tia Brooks (shot put). Oklahoma also added an All-American on the men's side in Mookie Salaam (200-meter dash).
The University of Arizona track and field teams wrapped up the 2011 outdoor campaign with a pair of top-10 finishes Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Oklahoma State's Tom Farrell put the finishing touches on the outdoor track and field season Saturday as he earned USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America honors for his performance in the men's 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Big Red men's track and field team concluded competition today at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA. The meet was highlighted by second-team All-American performances by junior Nick Huber in the decathlon and senior Nate Edelman in the 10,000 meter run.
Over the course of a demanding two-day, seven-event competition, every athlete in the NCAA championships heptathlon is looking for an advantage. It turns out Wisconsin teammates Dorcas Akinniyi and Jessica Flax had one in each other.
By Katie Kane for MSNsportsNET.com June 10, 2011 09:00 PM DES MOINES, Iowa – West Virginia University senior Chelsea Carrier took home first team all-American honors as she placed third in the heptathlon at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Miami University redshirt junior Rachel Patterson completed a stellar RedHawk career by running in her second national championship of the season Friday as she competed in the 5000m run final at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Drake University's Drake Stadium.
The Michigan State track & field program concluded action at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on Friday, June 10. After facing multiple weather delays, the Spartans finally had senior Emily MacLeod, sophomore Beth Rohl and freshman Zack Hill complete their time at the championships.
NCAA Live ResultsNCAA Outdoor Championships Meet ScheduleNCAA Start ListsCarolina saw more success on the third day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as senior Mateo Sossah claimed his third NCAA Outdoor All-America honor and the women's 4x400 broke the school record while advancing to finals. The four-day meet hosted by Drake University concludes Saturday.
Indiana's stellar national meet continued on Friday, with four Hoosiers earning All-America laurels with top-eight finishes. Andrew Poore headlined the day for IU with third place in the 3,000m steeplechase, and De'Sean Turner was also in the points, taking sixth. In the women's pole vault, Vera Neuenswander capped her collegiate career with fourth place, and sophomore Kelsie Ahbe climbed the awards stand for the first time in sixth.
Senior sprinter Jenna Martin scored two points for the Kentucky track and field women's team for a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash, Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
DES MOINES, Iowa - University of Louisville track and field athletes have a habit of repeating, especially after winning one national title. On Friday, Matt Hughes raced to a personal best and stadium-best time in the 3,000m steeplechase to repeat as the national titlist at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Florida State's Ngoni Makusha shines with one of the most dominating collegiate performances in history Friday in Des Moines, Iowa.
On a rainy night in Des Moines, Iowa, Emily Infeld (University Heights, Ohio/Beaumont) added her second NCAA Runner Up finish to her repertoire this year. Once again, the BIG EAST Conference took one and two as Infeld finished second with a time of 15:38.23, a new school record. The third night of the four-day championships held at Drake Stadium saw another familiar race between BIG EAST competitors Infeld and Villanova's Sheila Reid who won the event with a time of 15:37.50, less than a second faster than Infeld.
UT Arlington wrapped up its stay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday with a pair of top-20 finishes at Drake University in Des Moines, Ia.
Indiana's stellar national meet continued on Friday, with four Hoosiers earning All-America laurels with top-eight finishes. Andrew Poore headlined the day for IU with third place in the 3,000m steeplechase, and De'Sean Turner was also in the points, taking sixth. In the women's pole vault, Vera Neuenswander capped her collegiate career with fourth place, and sophomore Kelsie Ahbe climbed the awards stand for the first time in sixth.
On the final day of competition for the Georgia Tech Track and Field team, both Julienne McKee and Joanna Wright earned All-American honors as they competed at the NCAA Championships at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University.
Alabama's Kirani James successfully repeated as the NCAA 400-meter champion by the narrowest of margins on Friday night at Drake Stadium.
Tech men tied for second heading into the final day of competition
The Texas Tech Red Raiders track team sit in the thick of the NCAA Outdoor Championship title race being tied for fifth with 24 points going into the final day.
Junior Kaylon Eppinger finished 20th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday evening at Drake Stadium.
Three Longhorns earned First Team All-America honors to lead the Men's Track and Field team on the third day of the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium. With a day full of rain and weather delays, sophomore Marquise Goodwin, sophomore Hayden Baillio and junior Jacob Thormaehlen picked up 11 points towards the Longhorn effort.
In the final event of the 2011 season, Craig Forys finished ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to garner All-America second team honors.
Maryland junior Dwight Barbiasz finished fifth in the high jump at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium.
Purdue sophomore Geoff Davis put the Boilermaker men's track and field team in the scoring column on Friday, posting a sixth-place finish in the men's high jump at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Senior Whitney Ford of the Boston University women's track & field team finished in 23rd place in the triple jump at the NCAA championships at Drake Stadium on Friday evening.
Diamond Dixon became a First Team All-American for the third time in her young career as she took third place in the 400-meters finals Thursday night at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Field on the campus of Drake University. The freshman is the first female Jayhawk to earn All-American honors in the outdoor event.
The weather played a part at the NCAA Championships for the second day in a row, but it did nothing to slow UCF freshman Aurieyall Scott in the finals of the 100 meters. After a weather delay pushed back the event by an hour, Scott delivered a record performance to earn All-American First Team honors Friday night at Drake Stadium.
In her first NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance, Kiley Tobel finished 18th in the pole vault after clearing 3.90 meters (12-9 1/2) to earn All-America honorable mention.
The shortest race on the track produced the most news for OU Friday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships as Candyce McGrone became OU's 35th NCAA champion with a win in the 100-meter dash, breaking a program record in the process, and Mookie Salaam broke the Oklahoma record in the men's division while finishing second.
Oklahoma State freshman Natalja Piliusina narrowly missed the highest achievement in collegiate track and field Friday night, as she was edged out by only 1/100th of a second in the women's 800 meters final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University.
Junior Laura Carlyle wrapped up the 2011 outdoor track season at the NCAA Championships, competing in the 5,000 meters on Friday evening.
Air Force senior Justin Tyner clocked a time of 8:40.83 to place eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 10, in Des Moines, Iowa. With his top-eight finish, Tyner becomes the program's first runner to garner All-America honors in a decade.
Senior hurdler Richard Lowe, of the Memphis men's track and field team, finished seventh in the national finals at the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles, becoming a first-team All-American in the process.
The University of Arizona track and field teams are getting ready to finish things up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing the third of four days of competition Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
NOTE: Meet is currently 1 hour behind scheduleLive Broadcast on CBS Sports Network | Live Streaming Video | Live ResultsSenior Sheila Reid and junior Bogdana Mimic will each run in the national championship race of the 5000 meters tonight at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, site of the 2011 NCAA Championships.
Senior Cory Primm wrapped up his collegiate career on Friday evening with a sixth-place finish in the 800m on the third day of the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA.
DES MOINES, Iowa- Competing as the only male representative from the Atlantic Sun Conference, senior Kennesaw State track and field athlete Josh McNair made his final shot put throws at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships Friday night. Qualifying two weeks ago at East Region Preliminaries, McNair was one of 24 athletes vying for national shot put champion crown.
Track and field is a game of inches and seconds and today was no different as sophomore Turquoise Thompson was edged out for the NCAA 400m hurdles crown by .004 seconds on day three of the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA.
By Katie Kane for MSNsportsNET.com June 09, 2011 08:39 PM DES MOINES, Iowa – Three West Virginia University competitors walk away from day two of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as third team all-Americans.
After inclement weather halted the NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday evening, competition resumed Friday with the Catamounts running in the men's 4x400m relay.
Injuries hampered East Carolina's 4x400 relay tandem Friday as the weather-delayed NCAA Outdoor Championships continued at Drake Stadium.
UTEP closed out the 2011 campaign with the men's 4x400m relay semifinals after a 15-hour delay.
Romain Martin finished the decathlon ranked 11th in the event, scoring 7727 points. In the 200m, Cordero Gray finished 17th with a time of 21.01.
Rice University track and field student-athlete Philip Adam received the NCAA's Elite 88 Award while competing at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 88 championships.
Des Moines, IA - UC Riverside's Allison Wilder finished in 9th place in the triple jump at the 2011 NCAA Track & Field Championships on Friday with a jump of 42-7 1/2 (12.99m), earning Second-Team All-American honors.Results
University of Cincinnati juniors Terrence Somerville (Akron, Ohio/Butchel) and Eric Finan (New Richmond, Ohio/New Richmond) will compete back-to-back in their respective events Saturday during CBS' national broadcast of the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships from 1-3 p.m. ET at Drake University.
Rice senior track and field athlete Philip Adam placed 21st in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship held at Drake Stadium on the Drake University campus.
The Stephen F. Austin men's 1,600-meter relay team finally stepped on the track to open competition in the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday morning after having their event postponed due to weather Thursday evening.
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Senior Mike Morrison captured the NCAA decathlon title with a school-record 8,118 points Friday, setting six personal bests along the way, at the national track & field championships Friday morning. Morrison becomes the fourth Golden Bear to win the decathlon crown in school history.
Junior Jermaine Lowery garnered Honorable Mention All-America honors after competing in the 400M hurdles, Wednesday night at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
NCAA Live ResultsNCAA Outdoor Championships Meet ScheduleNCAA Start ListsThe second day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships saw numerous weather delays throughout the afternoon until competition was suspended last night. Several events were not contested, and the NCAA will announce Friday morning when those events will be completed.
In a rollercoaster of an afternoon, including inclement weather, and several weather-related delays, the Nittany Lions women's 4x400-meter relay advanced through the semi-final round to Saturday's final, highlighting the Penn State effort, Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium.
Weather delayed the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships at Drake Stadium Thursday night as severe thunderstorms cause the meet to be suspended indefinitely. However, the delay did not affect the UCF women's outdoor track & field team as the Knights were able to fit in all of their scheduled events before inclement weather caused the suspension
The second day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships has been postponed due to inclement weather.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Rachel Gehret highlighted the day for the University of Louisville track and field teams on Thursday, day two of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, with a fifth-place finish in the women's high jump.
Kansas sophomore Heather Bergmann garnered First Team All-America honors as she collected a seventh-place finish in the women's javelin throw here Thursday at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University.
The Texas Tech track and field teams saw Omo Osaghae advance to the 110M hurdle final before a weather delay indefinitely suspended the NCAA Outdoor Championships until sometime Friday.
Running in his first NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Bethune-Cookman's Kemar Clarke took on the 110m hurdles preliminaries Thursday at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. The Wildcat Junior built on his Regional time to finish 19th nationally, but not qualifying for the NCAA Final.
Severe weather turned out to be the focus on day two of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with storms on and off throughout the day, causing delays for Kentucky junior Precious Nwokey in the heptathlon, Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Nwokey currently sits seventh in the heptathlon competition after four events.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Oklahoma State's second day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships has been postponed until Friday due to inclement weather.Junior Colby Lowe, slated to run in the men's 10,000 meters, will now run on Friday. Natalja Piliusina is also set to compete tomorrow as she runs in the women's 800 meters final.
University of Alabama senior Meghan Austin finished 16th in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn second team All-America honors on Thursday.
The meet went into a weather delay with the 4x400m semis, the long jump and decathlon yet to finish.
A neck-and-neck battle comes down to the final throw
There's something about Drake Stadium that lends itself to fast starts for Dorcas Akinniyi. Now it's just a matter of carrying that momentum to the finish for Akinniyi, who positioned herself remarkably well on the opening day of the heptathlon at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Miami University freshman Tori Paterra wrapped up an impressive rookie season Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Drake University's Drake Stadium, by finishing 20th in the javelin national championship.
Lucas and Briscoe go 2-3 in the high jump to earn First Team All-America honors for the second time this year.
Senior Dimitrios Fylladitakis finished ninth in the men's hammer throw in a rainy day in Des Moines, Iowa at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday.
The Purdue women's track and field team nearly found the scoring column on Thursday at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
On just the second day of competition at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, two Hoyas advance to the finals of the women's 1,500-meter run. The four-day event held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, is host to six members of the Blue & Gray to travel to the Hawkeye State, with four competing today. While two student-athletes advanced to the finals of one event, another was setting a school record in his final race in a Georgetown uniform.
After advancing everyone on day one of the national meet, senior Sarah Pease kept IU perfect, qualifying for the finals in the 3,000m steeplechase. She will run in a Saturday final.
University of Cincinnati junior Terrence Somerville (Akron, Ohio/Butchel) advanced to the finals of the men's 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships after placing first in the second heat of the semifinals Thursday at Drake University.
Cassandra Lloyd, a junior on the Wright State track team, finished 14th in the NCAA national semifinals of the 100 meter hurdles Thursday night at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Senior Kristen Meister completed her collegiate career with a tie for seventh in the women's high jump after cleaing 5-10.75 and senior Mike Morrison moved up to second place through eight events in the decathlon before severe weather shut down the second day of the NCAA Track & Field Championships Thursday.
DES MOINES, Iowa.---Samford's Michael Seaman earned second-team All-America honors with his performance in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships Wednesday evening at Drake University.
Sophomore Allison Barwise of the Boston University women's track & field team competed in the high jump at the NCAA championships at Drake Stadium on Thursday evening.
Senior Matthew Gibney (Albury, Australia) ran his best time of the season in the 1500 meters and automatically qualified for the national championships race by placing fourth in his semifinal heat at Drake Stadium on Thursday evening. Gibney crossed the finish line in 3:43.06 and is ranked fourth overall out of the 12 qualifiers for Saturday afternoon's finals.
Matthews automatically qualified for Saturday's final in the event by finishing among the top-five in his heat, with a time of 3:49.24. He ran the final 400 meters of the event in 53.8 seconds. The 1,500 meter final is slated for 12:30 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, June 11.
Brittany Borman became Oklahoma's 34th NCAA champion as she claimed the women's collegiate javelin title Thursday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on the campus of Drake University. The national championship is Oklahoma's first ever in the javelin, men's or women's, and is the first NCAA title for an Oklahoma woman since 1994.
The women's 4x400m relay team were the sole competitors for the Bruin women on day two of the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA.
The painful hamstring injury that hampered Noah Palicia throughout the first day of the decathlon finals has sidelined the Air Force senior for the second day of competition at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
By Katie Kane for MSNsportsNET.com June 08, 2011 10:46 PM DES MOINES, Iowa – West Virginia University juniors Kate Harrison and Sarah-Anne Brault closed out the final event of day one at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a second-place and 10th place finish, respectively, in the 10,000-meter run
University of North Florida junior distance runner Ecaterina Gheorghiu finished with a time of 10:39.70 in the semifinals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Thursday night at Drake University Stadium.
For the second time this year, freshman Alec Faldermeyer has earned All-American honors, this time in the hammer at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, IA.
Jack Howard of the University of Notre Dame men's track and field team concluded his career with the Irish as he finished 18th in 1:48.24 at the semifinals of the 800-meter run Wednesday during the NCAA Championship at the Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
In the final race of her senior season, Leslie Njoku finished with a time of 57.14 in the 400 meter hurdles. A career best for the Jersey City, N.J. native, Njoku crossed the line in 14th place, not enough to move her on to the final round of the race.
As senior Egle Staisiunaite closed her career, freshman Alex Brill began his NCAA championships career in the semifinals of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Cornell men's track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Championships at Drake University on Wednesday, with Adrien Dannemiller and Nick Huber getting the action going for the Big Red. Dannemiller placed 21st overall in the steeplechase, while Huber ended day one 15th in the decathlon with five events remaining.
Senior Colin Boevers scored the Kentucky track and field team's first five points of the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish in the men's discus throw at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday. Fellow senior Jenna Martin advanced in the women's 400m relays, which will take place Friday at 8:55 p.m. ET.
The Purdue women's track and field team had a pair of solid performances at the first day of competition at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
NCAA Live ResultsNCAA Outdoor Championships Meet ScheduleNCAA Start ListsSenior Parker Smith led the Carolina track and field team with a fourth-place finish on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Tar Heels have 12 athletes and a relay team competing throughout the four-day national meet, which is hosted by Drake University.
Senior Ciara Short broke her own school record by almost one-half second Wednesday and qualified fifth among a field of 8 finalists in the women's 400 meters at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Drake University.
Ohio's Annie Beecham finished in 11th place of the women's 10000 meter run at the 2011 NCAA Track and Field Championships this evening from Des Moines, Iowa.
Junior Katie Matthews of the Boston University women's track & field team earned first-team All-America status with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000-meter final at the NCAA championships at Drake Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The Michigan State track & field team opened day one of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, June 8. Sophomores Beth Rohl and Lonnie Pugh were the top individuals for MSU as they each placed into the finals of their respective events.
Treff sets new all-time ACC javelin record as first ever Hokie men's javelin All-American
Craig Forys won the second semifinal heat in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to qualify for Friday's finals (June 10) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Ali Arastu (24th, 400m intermediate hurdles) also competed, earning All-America honorable mention.
Speedsters Ngoni Makusha and Maurice Mitchell highlight the first day of the NCAA Championships with a one-two finish in the men's 100m dash.
HOUSTON - The University of Houston track and field team opened up Day 1 of the NCAA Championships with three personal bests including a school record being improved upon. The action took place in Des Moines, Iowa.
Freshman Aiesha Goggins fell just short of advancing to the final race of the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championhips Wednesday, posting a time of 52.75 in the 400-meter dash to finish fourth in the second heat at Drake Stadium.
Boston College track and field captain Caroline King competed in the NCAA 800-meter semifinal on Wednesday evening in Drake Stadium. The Scotia, N.Y. native drew a lane six starting position in heat one and ran her way to a 2:06.38 clip.
Horns run a season-best 39.23 to automatically qualify for the final heat.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The University of Louisville track and field teams completed day one at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Senior Matt Hughes continued his dominance in the men's 3,000m steeplechase by taking first in his heat with the fastest overall time to lead the University of Louisville track and field teams on Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first day of competition.
Ali Arastu (400m hurdles) and Craig Forys (3,000m steeplechase) will each compete in preliminaries on Wednesday (June 8) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with finals in their respective events on Friday (June 10).
The Purdue men's and women's track and field teams head to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this week for the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The men's and women's track and field teams are headed to Des Moines, IA and Drake University this Wednesday through Saturday to compete at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The collegiate season comes to a close this weekend for Indiana track and field at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake Stadium, which plays host to the Drake Relays each year, is the site of the three day meet. The Hoosiers are taking a group of 13 competitors to the national meet with eleven qualified entries.
Maddie Buttinger, Jack Howard, Jeremy Rae and Johnathan Shawel of the University of Notre Dame men's and women's track and field teams are set to represent the Irish at the 2011 Outdoor NCAA Championship meet, which begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday at the Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
NCAA Outdoor Championships Meet Schedule The Carolina track and field program is set to leave for Des Moines, Iowa, this week for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The national meet will be held Wednesday through Saturday, June 8-11, at Drake University.
The culmination of senior Kate Grace’s track and field career at Yale will take place on the most competitive stage possible: the NCAA Championships. By virtue of her first-place finish in the 800-meter run at the NCAA First Round on May 27, she advanced to compete in the national semi-finals in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 8. The top eight athletes in those races will move on to race for the championship on June 10.