After a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, All-American
Dani Stack will take to the track for one last 10K in the 2011 season. She enters the championship meet with a qualifying time of 33:28.36, placing as the 15th-fastest qualifier heading into the race. The 10,000-meter run is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. CDT on Thursday inside historic Hayward Field in Eugene.
Throws standout
Danielle Frere enters the shot put at the USA Championships with a qualifying mark of 55-1 after redshirting the outdoor season. Frere will compete Thursday at 8:20 p.m. CDT.
Freshman multi-event specialist
Jenny Dillon holds a personal best 4,592 points in the heptathlon and will compete in the multi-event competition at the Junior USA Championships in Eugene Thursday and Friday. Dillon will compete in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200-meter dash on Thursday with the long jump, javelin and 800 meter run on Friday. Dillon capped off her first collegiate season with a 12th-place finish in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
Ian Warner, a native of Markham, Ontario, holds the 14th-fastest qualifier heading into the 100-meter dash at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. Warner posted a 10.44 clocking in the 100-meter dash at Hayward Field in the first round of the NCAA West Regional. The Iowa State junior will run in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
Former Cyclone distance runner
Brandon Rooney will also be competing at the USA Championships. Rooney plans to run the 1,500 meter run unattached and enters the race with a qualifying time of 3:40.30. The semifinal of the men's 1,500 meter run is scheduled for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT.
ESPN2 will air live coverage of the USA Track and Field Championships Friday from 10 p.m. through midnight CDT and will re-air the coverage Saturday from noon - 2 p.m. CDT. NBC will provide coverage of the meet Saturday and Sunday from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. CDT. Flotrack will also be providing a live stream of the USA Championships.
CBC Sports will provide live coverage of the Canadian Track and Field Championships Saturday from 3-5 p.m. CDT.