Track heads to College Station TX for the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships (Fri. and Sat., 3/9 & 3/10)

[AztecBuff]

Was waiting for a Cubuffs preview article (and assume one will be released the SECOND I post this, ... or tomorrow), but wanted to mention that five members of the track team have qualified for and are in the start lists for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which start tomorrow evening in College Station, TX and go for two days. (See below where I list the start times and which Buffs are competing.)

Coaches' Association Championships homepage - http://www.ustfccca.org/meets-results/national-championships-central-indoor-track-field#d1

Full Schedule, Start lists and Results - https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor18/index.htm

Buff's competing and their start dates/ times (All times converted to Mountain time)

Friday -
Men's mile preliminaries (4:35 PM MT)- Zach Perrin in heat one of two
Women's mile preliminaries (4:50 PM MT) - Dani Jones in heat one of two
(Top 4 finishers in each heat plus the next 2 fastest times advance to tomorrow afternoon's finals.)

Women's 5000 meter final (7:25 PM MT start) - Erin Clark and Makena Morley

Saturday -
Men's mile final (if Perrin advances) - 3:10 PM MT start

Women's mile final (if Jones advances) - 3:20 PM MT start

Men's 3000 meter final (5:10 PM MT start) - Ben Saarel

Women's 3000 meter final (5:25 PM MT start) - Erin Clark and Makena Morley
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Live Video - Streaming (I assume for those with the proper cable/ satellite/ Cord cutting subscription) on ESPN3, with link at either http://www.espn.com/watch/schedule/?categoryId=311&type=live or, if ahead of time, at http://www.espn.com/watch/schedule/?categoryId=311&type=upcoming .

 

[AztecBuff]

Note- I TOTALLY screwed up the location of WHERE the championships are being held, so I've corrected the OP. They're at Texas A&M. (My feeble mind confused NCAA's with the recent U.S. Indoor National T&F Championships, which was the meet held in Albuquerque.)

Preview article IS now out. -


Direct link - http://cubuffs.com/news/2018/3/8/track-and-field-buffs-set-sights-on-ncaa-championships.aspx

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Members of the University of Colorado track and field squad are set to compete in the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday March 9-10 at Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.

Erin Clark, Dani Jones, Makena Morley will represent the women's team, while Zach Perrin and Ben Saarel will race for the men's team. Below is a chart of each athlete and information about their races.

MEN'S MILE

NAME	TIME	DAY OF EVENT	TIME OF EVENT	NCAA RANKING
Zach Perrin	3:57.28	Friday	5:35 p.m.	12th

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MEN'S 3,000 METERS

Ben Saarel

7:50.93

Saturday

6:10 p.m.

9th

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WOMEN'S MILE

Dani Jones

4:29.32

Friday

5:50 p.m.

3rd

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WOMEN'S 3,000 METERS

Makena Morley	9:05.02	Saturday	6:25 p.m.	17th
Erin Clark	9:05.72	Saturday	6:25 p.m.	20th

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WOMEN'S 5,000 METERS

Erin Clark	15:37.64	Friday	8:25 p.m.	5th
Makena Morley	15:44.48	Friday	8:25 p.m.	11th

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WATCH // LIVE RESULTS
Fans unable to attend the NCAA Championships can access live results here .
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[AztecBuff]

Dani Jones easily qualifies for the mile final with a controlled effort that nets her 3rd place in heat 1.

Looks like Zach Perrin just misses out qualifying for the men's mile final as he gets passed late for the last auto qualifying 4th place spot in heat 1, then heat 2 runs much faster, so he doesn't get one of the time qualifying spots.

 

[AztecBuff]

Women's 5K runners are at the starting line.

 

[AztecBuff]

Very nice 5K for senior Erin Clark, as she earns points at that distance for the 1st time at NCAA indoors with a 6th place finish.

 

[AztecBuff]

Article on today's races-


Direct link - http://admin.cubuffs.com/news/2018/...s-buffs-with-sixth-place-finish-at-ncaas.aspx

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas –University of Colorado senior Erin Clark picked up a sixth-place finish in the women's 5,000-meter run here Friday night to record her third career indoor All-America honor at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships.

WHAT HAPPENED- 5,000 Meters
Clark finished the race in 15 minutes, 56.97 seconds and led a duo of Buffs in the race as sophomore Makena Morley placed 16th. Clark is now an All-American in both the indoor and outdoor 5K as she earned outdoor honors in 2017.
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"Erin did what we were hoping for by going off the form chart, and then race unfolded the way it did. It's probably a little bit better for her if the race is going fast the whole way. But, she still closed well for her and made the podium which is what we were hoping for."
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UP NEXT
Action from the NCAA Indoor track championships will start at 3:20 with Dani Jones running in the women's mile.

Men's Mile: (1. Josh Kerr, New Mexico, 4:02.03) 12. Zach Perrin, 4:05.54
Women's Mile: (1. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer, Mississippi State, 4:37.71) 3. Dani Jones, 4:38.17
Women's 5,00 Meters: (1. Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 15:43.23) 6. Erin Clark, 15:56.97; 16. Makena Morley, 16:44.35
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[AztecBuff]

Congrats to Dani Jones, who has evidently been dealing with an Achilles issue, for the great result in the mile at Indoors, and all the other Buff All-Americans!



Direct link - http://cubuffs.com/news/2018/3/10/track-and-field-jones-finishes-second-in-mile-at-ncaa-s.aspx

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Colorado junior Dani Jones finished second in the women's mile here on the final day of the 2018 NCAA indoor Championships Saturday at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.

WHAT HAPPENED – Dramatic Finish
Just like the 2017 indoor championships, Dani Jones finished her championship race with a dramatic flair. Jones finished second in the mile to New Hampshire's Elinor Purrier by .06 seconds, which is the closest margin of victory in the women's mile since 1991.

Jones got off to a steady and strong start staying in the top pack. She was in control the whole time, gradually moving up into third place to cruise until she found her moment to make moves. Jones has a strong kick and put it to use in the final lap as the pace quickened. When they reached the final turn, Purrier and Jones were neck-and-neck sprinting to the finish line where Purrier crossed in 4:31.76 while Jones finished in 4:31.82. Jones finished second earning first-team All-America honors.

"I was very very pleased with Dani's race tonight," head coach Mark Wetmore said. "Her preparation has been imperfect since about December, but good enough to get her here and good enough to put her in the hunt. Her natural courage and predatory instincts took over and she very nearly won the race. She out kicked a bunch of very good kickers and fell just a few hundredths short of the title. But coach Burroughs and I are totally thrilled with how she did today."
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Out of 54 teams, the women finished tied for 20th overall with Mississippi State and Auburn with 11 total points.

UP NEXT
The Buffs will set their sights to the outdoor season as they host the Jerry Quiller Classic starting on Friday March 16 at Potts field.

2018 Division I NCAA Indoor Championships
Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium -- College Station, TX | March 9-10, 2018

Women's Mile: (1. Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire, 4:31.76) 2. Dani Jones, 4:31.82
Men's 3,000 Meters: (1. Andy Trouard, Northern Arizona, 8:04.94) 10. Ben Saarel, 8:10.05
Women's 3,000 Meters: (1. Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 8:53.36) 13. Erin Clark, 9:21.07
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Full results - https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor18/index.htm

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