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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted June 12th, 2008 at 8:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Columns, What To Watch

Track and Running on TV Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!

NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (live)
CBS College Sports Network (aka CSTV), 7-10 p.m. Friday
CBS, 4-6 p.m. Saturday
Coverage of the national collegiate championships airs live from Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Meet Website — Meet Schedule
Track & Field News formcharts: Men — Women

SportsCentury: Florence Griffith-Joyner
ESPN Classic, 9:30-10:00 a.m. Thursday
A documentary on the late-80s sprint sensation who succombed to an early death.

Golden Spike Meet
WCSN, Thursday (time TBA)
WCSN is scheduled to webcast the IAAF World Athletics Tour stop in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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Florida State men, Arizona State women win NCAA titles

Posted June 11th, 2007 at 6:28 PM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The Florida State men, led by a historic performance by Walter Dix, and Arizona State women won their respective team titles over the weekend at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif.

Florida State used a pair of individual wins from sprinter Walter Dix (100 meters, 200), Ricardo Chambers’ victory in the 400m and a win in the 4×100m relay - on which Dix ran second leg - to amass 54 total points to win their second consecutive NCAA team title. LSU (48), Auburn (34), Tennessee (29) and Southern California (24) rounded out the top five in the men’s competition.
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New champions crowned on final day of NCAA D-I Outdoor Track & Field Champs

Posted June 10th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Andrew Ellerton The fast times continued on the final day of the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships at Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium, with new champions crowned in the men’s and women’s 800s and 1500s.

Mississippi State’s Golden Coachman took the pace out quickly in the men’s 800, passing 400 meters in 52.45 with Texas-San Antonio’s Larry Brooks and Michigan’s Andrew Ellerton (pictured) just behind, and Washington’s Ryan Brown — the 2006 outdoor and 2007 indoor champ — trailing towards the back of the pack as usual.

Coachman continued to lead through the 600 in 1:19.5 with Ellerton screaming around the final turn to take the lead for good and win in 1:47.48.
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Fast times, upsets & successful title defenses highlight Friday’s NCAA action

Posted June 9th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Fast steeplechases and 5000s, where Wisconsin’s Chris Solinsky (Pictured) defended his title, highlighted the track competition on Friday at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships at Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium.

First up was the men’s steeplechase which saw favorite Aaron Aguayo out fast from the gun with Arkansas’ Peter Kosgei, Florida State’s Andrew Lemoncello, and Mississippi’s Barnabas Kirui right on his heels. Aguayo continued to lead the foursome through four laps in 4:28.3, then Kirui jumped into the lead with three laps to go. Kirui easily pulled away from the field, with Lemoncello running alone in second and Aquayo, Colorado’s Bill Nelson and others battling for third. Kirui extended his through to the finish to win in a personal best 8:20.36.
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Songok upsets Rupp; Kipyego cruises in NCAA 10,000m

Posted June 8th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Texas Tech’s Sally Kipyego won the women’s 10,000 meters as expected on the second day of the NCAA D-I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Sacramento Hornet Stadium, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Songok upset favored Galen Rupp in the men’s 10,000.

Fans eagerly anticipated the men’s 10,000. Rupp, a junior at the University of Oregon, had lowered the collegiate 10,000 meter record to 27:33.48 in late April a week after defeating Wisconsin’s defending 5000 champ Chris Solinsky at that distance, giving credence to those who had already awarded him the mantle of “America’s Next Great Distance Runner.”
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Favorites advance during
Day 1 of NCAA Championships

Posted June 7th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships opened on a relatively cool Wednesday at Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium.

While not devoid of drama (especially for the participants, their coaches, and families) the first day featured qualifying rounds. LOTS of qualifying rounds!

For the distance fans, the schedule featured prelims in the 800-meters during the afternoon, then was capped off with four straight steeplechases followed by four 5000-meter prelims.
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Collegiate stars ready to shine at NCAA Championships

Posted June 7th, 2007 at 8:30 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Walter Dix USATF FSU Several up-and-coming stars of track and field are set to shine as the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships get underway. The Florida State men’s team and Auburn’s women’s team will look to defend their 2006 team titles at the Championships, which began yesterday and run through Saturday, June 9, at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

Individuals to watch include 2006 NCAA 200-meter champion Walter Dix, who set a collegiate record in the event with his world-leading personal best time of 19.69 seconds at the NCAA East Regional Championships. It was the seventh fastest 200m of all time. Dix will look to claim titles in the 100m and 200m.
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