Missouri
NCAA Championships
Track Kicks Off NCAA Championships with Top-15 Finishes
6/10/2015 1:24:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Garton led the trio of men, placing 11th in the javelin competition
Meet Schedule // Start Lists - Men | Women
Live Results
EUGENE, Ore. - The Tigers kicked off the NCAA Championships on Wednesday (June 10) with a pair of All-American finishes from senior Macauley Garton and junior Markesh Woodson, who earned Second Team honors after placing in the top-16 of their respective fields. Events at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., will continue on Thursday with the women, starting at 1:30 p.m. PT with senior Kearsten Peoples in the hammer.
The day kicked off with Woodson, who placed 13th overall in the 100m dash semifinal, crossing with a final time of 10.18.
The men's javelin was up next, with Garton taking to the runway for the final time in the black and gold. His top mark of 68.64m (225-2), which came out of the second round of attempts in flight two, was just shy of moving him on into the final round, putting him in 11th overall for a Second Team All-American honor. He was joined in the field by freshman Alex Pascal, who placed 24th in his NCAA Championship debut.
LOOKING FORWARD...
Thursday's competition will be highlighted by the Tiger women, with seniors Katrine Haarklau, Kearsten Peoples, and Jill Rushin all lining up for their last NCAA Championship meet. Peoples will be first up in the hammer at 1:30 p.m. PT. She enters the competition with the fifth-best throw in the NCAA this season after she tossed a school record mark of 66.17m (217-1) at the Tom Botts Invitational in Columbia.
Haarklau will be up next in the pole vault at 4:45 p.m. PT, taking to the runway for the first time since her exciting performance at the West Preliminary Round two weeks ago. Haarklau entered the competition in Austin, Tx., with a season's best jump of 4.05m (13-3.50) and, rising to the occasion, improved upon that bar to mark in at 4.24m (13-11), good for 11th in the region and a qualification into this week's meet. This is the third consecutive year for Haarklau at the national championships, and she enters with two All-American honors already under her belt.
Closing out the competition for the Tiger women is Rushin, who will take to the ring at 5:40 p.m. PT on Wednesday for the shot put competition. Like Peoples, Rushin enters the field with the fifth-best throw in the NCAA this season after she hit a PR of 17.72m (58-1.75) during the Tom Botts Invitational in Columbia. Rushin is also no stranger to the national championship scene, as she has already claimed three All-American finishes for the indoor and outdoor shot put.
Freshman John Warren will be the final Tiger to compete this week as he makes his NCAA Championship debut on Friday in the men's triple jump, starting at 4:30 p.m. PT. Warren, who placed ninth at the West Preliminary Round, currently holds the fifth-best mark in Mizzou history at 15.75m (51-8.25).
THE MEET
For the first time, the four-day NCAA Championship meet will be divided by gender, with the men competing on Wednesday and Friday, and the women on Thursday and Saturday. Live TV coverage of the meet will be aired on ESPN and ESPNU, and there will be a live feed available online on ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
Live Broadcast
| Thursday, June 11............. Friday, June 12................. Saturday, June 13............. | 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Field/Combined Event Coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. (ESPN) Field/Combined Event Coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3) 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Field/Combined Event Coverage starts at 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3) |
Online Coverage
| Thursday, June 11............. Friday, June 12................. Saturday, June 13............. | ESPN3 (starting at 1 p.m ET) WatchESPN (starting at 7 p.m. ET) ESPN3 (starting at 7 p.m. ET) WatchESPN (starting at 7:30 p.m. ET) ESPN3 (starting at 4:30 p.m. ET) WatchESPN (starting at 5 p.m. ET) |
WEDNESDAY RESULTS
Javelin, Men - 11. Macauley Garton, 68.64m (225-2) // 24. Alex Pascal, 62.69m (205-8)
100m Dash, Men - 13. Markesh Woodson, 10.18
THURSDAY SCHEDULE
1:30 p.m. - Hammer Throw, Women (Kearsten Peoples)
4:45 p.m. - Pole Vault, Women (Katrine Haarklau)
5:40 p.m. - Shot Put, Women (Jill Rushin)
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
4:30 p.m. - Triple Jump, Men (John Warren)
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