And, an official article was just released as I was typing the above. (At least I included some info not listed below, and visa versa.) -
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https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/7/5/c...-at-the-us-track-and-field-championships.aspx
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BOULDER – 15 former and current University of Colorado athletes are scheduled to compete this week in the U.S. Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
The meet begins Thursday and will conclude Sunday, with portions of the meet to be televised on CNBC and Peacock, as well as streaming available at USATF.TV.
Five current Buffs will be vying for a spot on Team USA in the Aug. 19-27 world championships in Budapest, with another athlete competing in the U20 USA Championships in Eugene this week as well.
The top three finishers in the U.S. Championships will earn a berth on the USA worlds team.
Former Buffs, Emma Coburn (steeplechase), Sage Hurta Klecker (800-meters), Joe Klecker (5,000-meters), Madie Boreman (Steeplechase), have already hit the world entry standard.
A list of CU competitors this week in Eugene:
India Johnson, 10,000-meters – The CU senior wrapped up her collegiate career at the NCAA Championships and enters the U.S. Championships with the 15th fastest time (32:38.36) in the nation.
Abbey Glynn, 400-meter hurdles – Glynn, who finished eighth in the 400-hurdles at the NCAA Championships this past June enters the meet 13th with her qualifying time of 55.94. The time is also the fourth fastest among NCAA participants.
Jada Green, Javelin – Has the 10th-best distance in the field this week (51.66m) and earned a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships back in May.
Avery McMullen, Heptathlon – Earned second team All-America in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 5,752 points. She enters the U.S. Championships with the 14th-best mark, using her third-place total of 5,831 at the Pac-12 Championships.
James Milholen, 400-meters – The first-year Buff qualified with a 46.06 time back in April. He finished 11th in the Pac-12 Championships.
U20 Entries
Gustavo Alfonso, Javelin – Alfonso has the 11th-best mark (61.37m) in the field this week.
Professional Entries
Sage Hurta Klecker, 800-meters – Won two national titles at CU (indoor DMR and mile), was the 2021 outdoor Pac-12 800 champ and finished second in NCAA outdoor 1,500. She is a six-time All-American and CU record holder in 800, and owns the second-fastest time in the field this year (1:57.85). She is currently ranked fifth in the world in 800.
Dani Jones, 1,500-meters – A four-time NCAA champion at CU and 12-time All-American, she won an individual NCAA cross country title in 2018 when Colorado women also won the team title. She is in the top three in CU record books in seven events. She has the 10th fastest time in the USA championships field (4:06.57).
Micaela DeGenero, 1,500-meters – Won an NCAA indoor mile title and finished second in the NCAA outdoor championships in 2022. She has the 19th fastest time in the field (4:09.58) this week.
Abby Nichols, 5,000-meters – Won a grueling 5,000/10,000 double at the Pac-12 championships in 2022 before finishing sixth in the NCAA championships 5,000. A Pac-12 cross country champ in 2021, she is ranked 14th in this field this week (15:09.60).
Maddie Alm, 5,000-meters – Helped the Buffs to a second-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Cross Country championships. She owns the 24th fastest time (15:32.91) in the field this week.
Joe Klecker, 5,000-meters/10,000-meters – A 2020 Olympian, Klecker won the U.S. 10,000 title in 2022. He was a nine-time All-American at CU and owns the indoor 5,000-meter school record. He enters this week with the third-fastest time in the U.S. (12:54.99).
Mackenzie Caldwell, 10,000-meters – Caldwell finished third in the 10,000-meters for the Buffs at the 2016 Pac-12 championships. She went on to place eighth at NCAA West Prelims in the 10k and at NCAAs, Caldwell finished 21st overall (34:13.19). She enters the week 17th in the field with a time of 32:41.63.
Emma Coburn, Steeplechase – Coburn is a three-time Olympian, including a bronze medal in 2016 at Rio. She also won a world championship gold medal in 2017 and a silver in 2019. She is currently ranked 10th in the world and has the fastest time in the U.S. championships field (9:07.93). She won three NCAA titles at CU and was a five-time All-American.
Madie Boremann, Steeplechase –She owns the U.S record for under-20 age group steeplechase (9:46.48) and is the second Buff in the top 10 qualifiers this year, with the fourth-best time of 9:22.99. She finished fourth at the 2022 NCAA championship in the steeplechase after winning the Pac-12 title. She also finished second in the 2017 NCAA championships and is a three-time All-American.
The event will start with the 100-meter hurdles portion of the heptathlon at 12:25 p.m. MT. The women's 800-meter hurdles will be CU's first track event of the meet, going off at 4:18 p.m. MT.
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