The last Buff team still in action this academic year begin its NCAA Championships season tomorrow, as they head off to College Station Texas for I'm sure some nice cool weather racing, jumping and throwing at the Western Prelims being hosted by Texas A&M. (The Championships finals are scheduled to be in Eugene beginning on June 9th.)
Per the Watch ESPN schedule (https://www.espn.com/watch/schedule...04c-341a-ba4a-b7b7e44d41a7/startDate/20210526), those with SEC+ access will be able to watch at least some action each day, with coverage scheduled to start at 5:00 PM MT tomorrow and Thursday and 4:30 PM MT on Friday and Saturday.
As with prior years, of the 48 individuals and 24 relay teams who earned the honor of competing at the prelims, only 12 in each event will be advancing to Eugene. (See https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/road-to-the-championships for the NCAA's description of the process. Also want to note that the Multi-Events (men's decathlon and women's heptathlon) don't participate at the Prelims, as the top 24 scorers in those events from across the nation (none are Buffs this season) who accepted entry into the finals in Eugene have already been designated.)
General scheduling notes - For the 1st time, looks like they've scheduled the Prelims the same way as they have the Championship Finals the last few years, with designated/ separate "men's" and "women's" days. For the prelims:
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/5/25/track-and-field-colorado-sends-25-to-ncaa-west-preliminaries.aspx
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BOULDER – Colorado track and field is sending a large squad of 25 student-athletes to the NCAA West Preliminaries Wednesday May 26 to Saturday May 29 in College Station at Texas A&M.
The CU women racked up 16 athletes to the prelims across eight different events. The men are sending nine individuals in five different events. All athletes will be battling for a top-12 spot in their events to advance to the 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships June 9-June 12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The men kick things off Wednesday with a pair of finals as Dominique Williams competes first in the men's hammer throw finals and John Dressel closes out the day with the 10,000 finals. Ronald Sayles will compete in the 400 prelims while Aaron McCoy runs the 400 hurdle prelims.
Thursday will be the first day for the women as Avery McMullen and Jada Green start things off with finals in the long jump and javelin, respectfully. Action hits full force at 5:30 p.m. MT when Sage Hurta leads a group of four CU women in the 1,500. Hurta, the nation's top-ranked 1,500 runner, will run the prelims with Micaela Degenero, Rachel McArthur and Annie Hill as they all try to qualify for Saturday's final. A few hours later will see Eriana Henderson and Abbey Glynn looking to punch their ticket to the final in the 400 hurdles. The night will cap off with the finals in the 10,000 where Abby Nichols, Emily Covert, Elizabeth Constien and Kaitlyn Barthell will all try and earn a top-12 result to advance to the NCAA Championships.
Friday's finals begin much later at 6:10 p.m. for Sayles in the open 400 and McCoy in the 400 hurdles shortly after. Following that, Eduardo Herrera makes his attempt at another NCAA Championships in the 5,000 finals along with Dressel and Alec Hornecker. Sayles and McCoy will close out the men's competition in the 4x400 relay with a combination of Tyler Williams, Kendal Smith and Ian Gilmore at 8:15 p.m.
The final day of competition for the women starts out with a bang as the women's 1,500 finals begin at 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Madie Boreman and Alisa Meraz-Fishbein run the final of the steeplechase at 5:10 p.m. followed by the 400 hurdle finals. Nichols, Hill and Barthell will have another opportunity at an NCAA Championship bid in the women's 5,000 final at 7:30 p.m., followed by Henderson and Glynn joining Tamia Badal and Jaida Drame in the 4x400 relay final at 8:15 p.m.
All of the action will be live streamed on ESPN+ and the SEC Network plus with live stats available here.
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Various Championship links:
NCAA Homepage with links for prelim and Championships info -
For Prelims (In College Station, TX):
Host (Texas A&M) meet homepage - https://12thman.com/feature/ncaatrack
West Prelims Entries (Declared Athletes') lists -
Men's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/west_men_declared.htm
Women's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/west_women_declared.htm
West Prelims Heat sheets (AKA Start Lists) - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/OutdoorRegionals/2021/West/startlist.pdf
Schedule (All times are Central.) - https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.si...chedule_of_Events_College_Station_4_11_21.pdf
Live results - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/OutdoorRegionals/2021/West/index.htm
Video Coverage - As noted above, coverage for all 4 days (times are in conjunction when track action is supposed to be going on) is scheduled to be on SEC+, which I believe is generally accessed through the Watch ESPN app or website (https://www.espn.com/watch/). As also noted near the top of this post, the covered action begins on 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday and Thursday and 4:30 PM MT Friday and Saturday.
For Finals (In Eugene):
Host (Oregon) meet homepage - https://goducks.com/news/2021/3/24/Home_Meet_Information.aspx
Start lists/ Heat sheets -
Men's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/men_start.htm
Women's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/women_start.htm
Schedule (All times are Pacific.) - https://goducks.com/documents/2021/4/27//Meet_Schedule_NCAA_Championships.pdf?id=31370
Notes:
Live results - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Outdoor/2021/index.htm
Video Coverage - Looks like there's streaming or TV Coverage scheduled for all events over all 4 days on either an ESPN channel or ESPN3 , which should all be accessed through the Watch ESPN app or website (https://www.espn.com/watch/). Link to the viewing schedule (which look to also include links to the streams) - https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/broadcast-info
(Note- re individual recognition for those Buffs racing this week- 1st team All-American status is automatically earned by those who end up in the top 8 in their events, while 2nd team All-American status is conferred to those who finish from 9th-16th. The remaining 8 individuals who qualify for the Championships earn "Honorable Mention".)
Per the Watch ESPN schedule (https://www.espn.com/watch/schedule...04c-341a-ba4a-b7b7e44d41a7/startDate/20210526), those with SEC+ access will be able to watch at least some action each day, with coverage scheduled to start at 5:00 PM MT tomorrow and Thursday and 4:30 PM MT on Friday and Saturday.
As with prior years, of the 48 individuals and 24 relay teams who earned the honor of competing at the prelims, only 12 in each event will be advancing to Eugene. (See https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/road-to-the-championships for the NCAA's description of the process. Also want to note that the Multi-Events (men's decathlon and women's heptathlon) don't participate at the Prelims, as the top 24 scorers in those events from across the nation (none are Buffs this season) who accepted entry into the finals in Eugene have already been designated.)
General scheduling notes - For the 1st time, looks like they've scheduled the Prelims the same way as they have the Championship Finals the last few years, with designated/ separate "men's" and "women's" days. For the prelims:
- Tomorrow and Friday will be when all men's events are competed, while Thursday and Saturday are women's days.
- For Wednesday and Thursday, field action begins at 12:30 PM MT and track racing begins at 5:00 PM MT.
- On Friday and Saturday, field action begins at noon MT and track action at 4:30 PM MT.
- All field events are competed at one time, so those advancing will know within one competition cycle within an hour or two. For track racing, tomorrow and Thursday are largely just 1st rounds, with only the 10000M races those days being prelim "finals" that determine who will be advancing to Eugene.
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/5/25/track-and-field-colorado-sends-25-to-ncaa-west-preliminaries.aspx
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BOULDER – Colorado track and field is sending a large squad of 25 student-athletes to the NCAA West Preliminaries Wednesday May 26 to Saturday May 29 in College Station at Texas A&M.
The CU women racked up 16 athletes to the prelims across eight different events. The men are sending nine individuals in five different events. All athletes will be battling for a top-12 spot in their events to advance to the 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships June 9-June 12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The men kick things off Wednesday with a pair of finals as Dominique Williams competes first in the men's hammer throw finals and John Dressel closes out the day with the 10,000 finals. Ronald Sayles will compete in the 400 prelims while Aaron McCoy runs the 400 hurdle prelims.
Thursday will be the first day for the women as Avery McMullen and Jada Green start things off with finals in the long jump and javelin, respectfully. Action hits full force at 5:30 p.m. MT when Sage Hurta leads a group of four CU women in the 1,500. Hurta, the nation's top-ranked 1,500 runner, will run the prelims with Micaela Degenero, Rachel McArthur and Annie Hill as they all try to qualify for Saturday's final. A few hours later will see Eriana Henderson and Abbey Glynn looking to punch their ticket to the final in the 400 hurdles. The night will cap off with the finals in the 10,000 where Abby Nichols, Emily Covert, Elizabeth Constien and Kaitlyn Barthell will all try and earn a top-12 result to advance to the NCAA Championships.
Friday's finals begin much later at 6:10 p.m. for Sayles in the open 400 and McCoy in the 400 hurdles shortly after. Following that, Eduardo Herrera makes his attempt at another NCAA Championships in the 5,000 finals along with Dressel and Alec Hornecker. Sayles and McCoy will close out the men's competition in the 4x400 relay with a combination of Tyler Williams, Kendal Smith and Ian Gilmore at 8:15 p.m.
The final day of competition for the women starts out with a bang as the women's 1,500 finals begin at 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Madie Boreman and Alisa Meraz-Fishbein run the final of the steeplechase at 5:10 p.m. followed by the 400 hurdle finals. Nichols, Hill and Barthell will have another opportunity at an NCAA Championship bid in the women's 5,000 final at 7:30 p.m., followed by Henderson and Glynn joining Tamia Badal and Jaida Drame in the 4x400 relay final at 8:15 p.m.
All of the action will be live streamed on ESPN+ and the SEC Network plus with live stats available here.
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Various Championship links:
NCAA Homepage with links for prelim and Championships info -
For Prelims (In College Station, TX):
Host (Texas A&M) meet homepage - https://12thman.com/feature/ncaatrack
West Prelims Entries (Declared Athletes') lists -
Men's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/west_men_declared.htm
Women's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/west_women_declared.htm
West Prelims Heat sheets (AKA Start Lists) - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/OutdoorRegionals/2021/West/startlist.pdf
Schedule (All times are Central.) - https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.si...chedule_of_Events_College_Station_4_11_21.pdf
Live results - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/OutdoorRegionals/2021/West/index.htm
Video Coverage - As noted above, coverage for all 4 days (times are in conjunction when track action is supposed to be going on) is scheduled to be on SEC+, which I believe is generally accessed through the Watch ESPN app or website (https://www.espn.com/watch/). As also noted near the top of this post, the covered action begins on 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday and Thursday and 4:30 PM MT Friday and Saturday.
For Finals (In Eugene):
Host (Oregon) meet homepage - https://goducks.com/news/2021/3/24/Home_Meet_Information.aspx
Start lists/ Heat sheets -
Men's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/men_start.htm
Women's - http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/women_start.htm
Schedule (All times are Pacific.) - https://goducks.com/documents/2021/4/27//Meet_Schedule_NCAA_Championships.pdf?id=31370
Notes:
- Wednesday and Friday are, in general, designated men's days, while Thursday and Saturday are for the women's events.
- The exception to the gender breakdown is the multi/ combined events, which by rule have to be competed on consecutive days. The men's decathlon is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, while the women's heptathlon is Friday and Saturday.
- 1st events each day by type (Times converted to Mountain Time):
- Wednesday - Decathlon (2:00 PM); Field (3;30 PM), Track (6:02 PM)
- Thursday - Decathlon (10:30 AM); Field (2:00 PM), Track (4:32 PM)
- Friday - Heptathlon (1:00 PM); Field (5:30 PM), Track (6:02 PM)
- Saturday - Heptathlon (Noon); Field (3:30 PM), Track (4:02 PM)
Live results - https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Outdoor/2021/index.htm
Video Coverage - Looks like there's streaming or TV Coverage scheduled for all events over all 4 days on either an ESPN channel or ESPN3 , which should all be accessed through the Watch ESPN app or website (https://www.espn.com/watch/). Link to the viewing schedule (which look to also include links to the streams) - https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/broadcast-info
(Note- re individual recognition for those Buffs racing this week- 1st team All-American status is automatically earned by those who end up in the top 8 in their events, while 2nd team All-American status is conferred to those who finish from 9th-16th. The remaining 8 individuals who qualify for the Championships earn "Honorable Mention".)
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