NCAA’s start today–here’s who to watch
Canadians to watch include Justyn Knight in the 5,000m and Georgia Ellenwood in the heptathlon
Today's the day…#ncaaTF Championships begins.
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The hotly anticipated National College Athletic Association (NCAA) meet starts this afternoon and runs through Saturday at the fabled Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Though one of the biggest draws will undoubtedly be American freshman Sydney McLaughlin in the women’s 400m hurdles (semifinal Thursday at 6 p.m. PT, 9 p.m. ET; final Saturday 4:57 p.m. PT, 7:57 p.m. ET), Canadian Justyn Knight, a senior at Syracuse University, is favoured to win the men’s 5,000m. Canadian Rory Linkletter, a junior at Brigham Young University, is also in that race, which happens Friday at 7:25 p.m. PT, 10:25 p.m. ET.
Another strong contender is Georgia Ellenwood in the women’s heptathlon. The 200m is Friday at 7:13 p.m. PT, 10:13 p.m. ET. The 800m is Saturday at 5:13 p.m. PT, 8:13 p.m. ET.
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Other Canadians to watch include the following:
Robert Hepinstall (men’s 800m, semifinal today at 6:14 p.m. PT, 9:14 p.m. ET; final Friday at 6:44 p.m. PT, 9:44 p.m. ET)
Rory Linkletter, Mike Tate and Ben Flanagan (men’s 10,000m, today at 7:08 p.m. PT, 10:08 p.m. ET)
Ashley Taylor (women’s 800m, semifinal Thursday at 5:44 p.m. PT, 8:44 p.m. ET; final Saturday at 4:44 p.m. PT, 7:44 p.m. ET)
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Nicole Hutchison (women’s 1,500m, semifinal Thursday at 4:16 p.m. PT, 7:16 p.m. ET; final Saturday at 3:41 p.m. PT, 6:41 p.m. ET)
Charlotte Prouse (women’s 3,000m steeplechase, semifinal Thursday at 4:32 p.m. PT, 7:32 ET; final Saturday at 3:54 p.m. PT, 6:54 ET)
Canadians can watch archived races on FloTrack. Viewers in the U.S. can stream events live on the NCAA site or on ESPN.
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