LIVE UPDATES: Day 2 of the NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2013
Hayward Field | Eugene, OR

Schedule of events for Thursday evening


Heat Sheets | Results | Live Stream Information

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What to watch for?
Women's 200m: LSU's Kimberlyn Duncan looks unstoppable, but her road to a second NCAA 200m title won't be easy. If we learned anything from yesterday's 100m semifinals, it's that there's some girls who brought some serious speed to Eugene.

Men's 1500m: With some big names opting out of the mile (or redshirting), the men's metric mile is wide open. That's weird to say considering there's the defending champion (Indiana's Andy Bayer), one of the fastest collegiate milers of all-time (North Carolina State's Ryan Hill), and one of the favorites who missed out indoors (Oklahoma's Pat Casey).

Then there's some sub-3:40 guys (Notre Dame's Jeremy Rae and Oklahoma's Riley Masters), plus a few more tacticians who, if today is their day, could surprise the crowd.

4x4 Madness: It's all about making it through to the finals, but we can't help but think there'll be some pride on the line in both the men and women's relays. Last year, the Oregon women did the bare minimum to make it through to the finals and then broke the NCAA meet record. Still, we enjoy a little mind games in the semifinals.

Men's 10,000m: It's the first of two tough races for Arizona's Lawi Lalang. Only eleven other men have ever completed the 5k / 10k double. Will Lalang start his quest tonight? But honestly, can anyone even challenge him?

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200m (Women)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Florence Griffith Joyner - World Class AC	21.34	9/29/1988
College Best	Dawn Sowell - LSU	22.04	6/2/1989
NCAA Meet	Dawn Sowell - LSU	22.04	6/2/1989

Semifinal 1 of 3

It's another day at the office for UCF's Aurieyall Scott (22.64). She had a solid grasp on the race from the start, but this semi wasn't as easy for her teammate Octavious Freeman. A&M's Olivia Ekpone closed hard and looked like she would pass Freeman, but the Aggie ran out of real estate.

Again, the top two from each heat advance automatically to the final, plus the next best two times.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Aurieyall Scott	UCF	22.64
2	Octavious Freeman	UCF	22.85
3	Olivia Ekpone	TAMU	22.91
4	Mahagony Jones	PSU	23.05
5	Tynia Gaither	UGA	23.23
6	Ashlee Abraham	OHST	23.40
7	Akawkaw (Coco) Ndipagbor	USC	23.46
8	Ngozi Onwumere	UH	23.68

Semifinal 2 of 3

Whoa... whenever there's silence in Hayward Field, you know it can't be good for the Ducks.

Oregon's English Gardner looked in pain the entire time and faded from fourth to seventh in the final 80m. We're not sure if she's injured or not, but the Ducks' hope of winning that time title are slipping away.

I'm not totally sure, but I think Gardner was projected to finish 6th in the 200m by Track and Field News. Still, her limping off the track is a BIG concern for Oregon.

Another stunner was A&M's Ashton Purvis, who's on the outside looking in. Back to the world of normal things that happen in the women's sprints, Duncan and Brown both looked comfortable and advanced with ease.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Kimberlyn Duncan	LSU	22.15
2	Kamaria Brown	TAMU	22.50
3	Kai Selvon	AUB	22.80
4	Ashton Purvis	TAMU	23.33
5	Destinee Gause	UFL	23.41
6	Morolake Akinosun	ILL	23.52
7	English Gardner	UO	23.70
8	Emily Blok	UNLV	23.90

Semifinal 3 of 3

Kansas' Paris Daniels, who was the Big 12 MVP, looked solid with a sizeable win over Clemson's Dezerea Bryant. Texas Tech's Cierra White, who looked very good at the West Regional, will have to wait for that small 'q' to see if she'll make it to the finals.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Paris Daniels	KU	22.54
2	Dezerea Bryant	CLEM	22.69
3	Cierra White	TXT	22.98
4	Ashley Fields	BAY	23.06
5	Chalonda Goodman	TEX	23.30
6	Nakia Linson	FAMU	23.33
7	Le'Quisha Parker	HAMP	23.67
DNS	Darshay Davis	UFL	-

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200m (Men)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Michael Johnson - Nike	19.32	8/1/1996
College Best	Walter Dix - Florida State	19.69	5/26/2007
NCAA Meet	Lorenzo Daniel - MS State / John Capel - Florida	19.87	6/3/1988

Semifinal 1 of 3

There's a little semifinal battle here. A&M's Ameer Webb (20.05) who, unlike at NCAA Indoors where he flew "under the radar," has a nice big target on his back entering the weekend. Webb ran a solid straight to pass TCU's Charles Silmon (20.30) to take the win. It should be noted that once Silmon slipped into second, he took a look to his left and right to ensure that he was safe.

He couldn't tell from up here, but Silmon could have almost come to a stop and still would have advanced.

Semifinal 2 of 3

After laying around in the mixed zone yesterday, USC's Bryshon Nellum is back to business. He ran a very even race to eventually pass UMS' Isiah Young just before the line. Nellum would dip below the 20-second mark, but a +3.2 wind would cancel that out.

Not to be lost is that LSU's Aaron Ernest finished way back in seventh. Ernest took sixth indoors and fifth last year outdoors.

The spints have been crazy all weekend. What's going on down there?

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Bryshon Nellum	USC	19.99
2	Isiah Young	UMS	20.12
3	Diondre Batson	BAMA	20.35
4	Daveon Collins	BOIS	20.43
5	Prezel Hardy Jr.	TAMU	20.54
6	Brendon Rodney	LIU	20.58
7	Timothy Faust	OHST	20.70
8	Aaron Ernest	LSU	20.73

Semifinal 3 of 3

NCAA leader Jacksonville State's Anaso Jobodwana keeps on truckin' with an easy (yet wind-aided) win in the last heat of the men's 200m. Another USC sprint threat, Aaron Brown, looked good as well.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Anaso Jobodwana	JKST	20.02
2	Aaron Brown	USC	20.26
3	Carvin Nkanata	PITT	20.29
4	James Taylor	NORF	20.58
5	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake	LSU	20.67
6	Michael Bryan	TAMU	20.68
7	Joe Morris	COLO	20.81
8	James Alaka	WASH	20.97

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1500m (Women)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Mary Slaney - Athletics West	3:57.12	7/26/1983
College Best	Jenny Barringer - Colorado	3:59.90	6/7/2009
NCAA Meet	Hannah England - Fla State	4:06.19	6/14/2008

Semifinal 1 of 3
Splits
400m: 67.3 (Houlihan, ASU)
800m: 2:18.9 (71.6 for Houlihan, ASU)
1200m: 3:27.2 (Houlihan, ASU)
Finish: 4:14.39 (Pilusina, OSU)

The last time ASU's Shelby Houlihan was at Hayward Field, she took down a tough Pac-12 1500m field to win the conference title. It didn't look like she was content with leading as she slid to the outside of lane one a few times, but took the pacing duty anyway. The pace seemed honest-ish, but there were at least eight girls close to the front as they took the bell.

On the backstretch, Florida's Cory McGee finally made her move to the front as the pack started to dwindle. Coming off the turn, you could tell that Oregon's Anne Kesselring had started to move because the now depressed Hayward crowd started to buzz.

In the end, the five we thought that would move on did. It was OSU's Natalja Pilisuina who took the win (and for what it's worth, she has the top seed).

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	300m	700m	1100m	1500m
1	Natalja Piliusina	OKST	4:14.39	50.48 (50.48)	2:01.19 (1:10.72)	3:11.56 (1:10.37)	4:14.39 (1:02.83)
2	Shelby Houlihan	AZST	4:14.61	49.96 (49.96)	2:00.68 (1:10.73)	3:11.30 (1:10.62)	4:14.61 (1:03.32)
3	Anne Kesselring	UO	4:14.74	50.12 (50.12)	2:00.97 (1:10.85)	3:11.51 (1:10.55)	4:14.74 (1:03.24)
4	Cory McGee	UFL	4:14.87	50.35 (50.35)	2:00.87 (1:10.52)	3:11.28 (1:10.41)	4:14.87 (1:03.60)
5	Amanda Mergaert	UTAH	4:14.89	50.31 (50.31)	2:01.11 (1:10.81)	3:11.71 (1:10.60)	4:14.89 (1:03.19)
6	Linden Hall	FSU	4:15.51	50.71 (50.71)	2:01.05 (1:10.35)	3:11.80 (1:10.75)	4:15.51 (1:03.71)
7	Amanda Eccleston	MICH	4:16.29	50.61 (50.61)	2:01.29 (1:10.69)	3:11.63 (1:10.35)	4:16.29 (1:04.67)
8	Charlotte Arter	UNM	4:19.27	50.68 (50.68)	2:01.43 (1:10.75)	3:11.45 (1:10.03)	4:19.27 (1:07.83)
9	Chloe Anderson	UNM	4:19.82	50.88 (50.88)	2:01.31 (1:10.44)	3:12.23 (1:10.92)	4:19.82 (1:07.60)
10	Josephine Adams	UNT	4:20.52	50.38 (50.38)	2:01.03 (1:10.65)	3:12.11 (1:11.09)	4:20.52 (1:08.41)
11	Laura Roxberg	MIZZ	4:21.52	49.92 (49.92)	2:00.72 (1:10.80)	3:11.88 (1:11.17)	4:21.52 (1:09.65)
12	Lianne Farber	UNC	4:23.18	50.20 (50.20)	2:00.92 (1:10.73)	3:13.05 (1:12.13)	4:23.18 (1:10.14)

Semifinal 2 of 3
Splits
400m: 70.9 (Strausa, Florida)
800m: 2:19.1 (68.2 for Winslow, FSU)
1200m: 3:26.3 (Winslow, FSU)
Finish: 4:16.41 (Brown, Arkansas)

That was a race for the kickers. The pace wasn't too hot for the opening lap, but FSU's Amanda Winslow quickly injected some pace and strung out the field.

The top five spots wouldn't be sorted out until the last 150m. Before it could happen, I accidentally yelled, "WATCH OUT FOR LIPARI!" who went from sixth to third in the final straight. While the crowd may have been getting loud for the Wildcat, everyone's eyes were looked on Oregon's Rebecaa Friday. The senior, who looked like she was going to miss out on making the final, found another gear and pulled a sweet inside move to get an automatic spot.

Strausa, Addison, and Moultrie were all non-factors. Feldman would struggle in the final 100m and fade to sixth.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	300m	700m	1100m	1500m
1	Stephanie Brown	ARK	4:16.41	54.66 (54.66)	2:03.32 (1:08.67)	3:10.58 (1:07.27)	4:16.41 (1:05.84)
2	Amanda Winslow	FSU	4:16.59	53.91 (53.91)	2:02.57 (1:08.66)	3:10.27 (1:07.70)	4:16.59 (1:06.33)
3	Emily Lipari	VILL	4:16.96	54.37 (54.37)	2:03.40 (1:09.04)	3:11.58 (1:08.19)	4:16.96 (1:05.38)
4	Becca Friday	UO	4:17.46	54.07 (54.07)	2:02.85 (1:08.79)	3:11.33 (1:08.48)	4:17.46 (1:06.14)
5	Rebecca Tracy	ND	4:17.70	54.15 (54.15)	2:02.96 (1:08.81)	3:10.87 (1:07.92)	4:17.70 (1:06.83)
6	Greta Feldman	PRIN	4:18.25	54.53 (54.53)	2:03.09 (1:08.56)	3:10.51 (1:07.43)	4:18.25 (1:07.74)
7	Julia Zrinyi	UCON	4:21.17	54.33 (54.33)	2:03.17 (1:08.84)	3:11.11 (1:07.95)	4:21.17 (1:10.07)
8	Damajeria Dubose	UCR	4:24.30	54.32 (54.32)	2:03.06 (1:08.75)	3:12.72 (1:09.67)	4:24.30 (1:11.58)
9	Agata Strausa	UFL	4:24.90	53.90 (53.90)	2:02.64 (1:08.74)	3:10.80 (1:08.17)	4:24.90 (1:14.10)
10	Kelly Curran	ND	4:28.20	54.20 (54.20)	2:03.80 (1:09.60)	3:13.63 (1:09.83)	4:28.20 (1:14.58)
11	Rebecca Addison	MICH	4:28.89	54.50 (54.50)	2:03.62 (1:09.12)	3:10.93 (1:07.32)	4:28.89 (1:17.96)
12	Josephine Moultrie	UNM	4:31.86	54.54 (54.54)	2:02.80 (1:08.26)	3:12.93 (1:10.14)	4:31.86 (1:18.93)

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1500m (Men)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Bernard Lagat - Nike	3:29.30	8/28/2005
College Best	Sydney Maree - Villanova	3:35.30	6/6/1981
NCAA Meet	Sydney Maree - Villanova	3:35.30	6/6/1981

Semifinal 1 of 3
Splits
400m: 58.6 (Fallon, tOSU)
800m: 2:00.4 (Fallon, tOSU)
1200m: 2:59.8 (Casey, Oklahoma)
Finish:

There go my predictions. Oregon's Mac Fleet found room in the final 100m, NC State's Ryan Hill would give us a scare, and Oklahoma's Pat Casey faded hard to finish seventh.

There wasn't too much going on before the bell lap. Casey would make a big move to the front, which was accompanied by a hand on his back courtesy of Hill. Casey looked fine until the final 100m, where the pack of nine swung out all the way to lane three to try and grab one of those auto spots.

It seemed that Fleet would be boxed in, but he somehow found some room and kicked to the crowd's delight. As he started to get passed, Casey took a look around and realized that the worst was about to happen.

Not sure if he just didn't have it today, but it looks like Casey will not appear in the final. We'll have to wait for the next heat.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	300m	700m	1100m	1500m
1	Mac Fleet	UO	3:41.21	43.90 (43.90)	1:45.96 (1:02.07)	2:46.23 (1:00.27)	3:41.21 (54.98)
2	Sam McEntee	VILL	3:41.32	43.61 (43.61)	1:45.62 (1:02.02)	2:46.04 (1:00.42)	3:41.32 (55.28)
3	Zach Perkins	AFA	3:41.46	43.50 (43.50)	1:45.48 (1:01.98)	2:46.07 (1:00.59)	3:41.46 (55.40)
4	Austin Mudd	WISC	3:41.47	44.10 (44.10)	1:45.52 (1:01.42)	2:46.02 (1:00.51)	3:41.47 (55.45)
5	Ryan Hill	NCST	3:41.53	43.20 (43.20)	1:45.18 (1:01.98)	2:45.78 (1:00.61)	3:41.53 (55.75)
6	John Simons	MINN	3:41.73	43.72 (43.72)	1:45.75 (1:02.04)	2:46.22 (1:00.47)	3:41.73 (55.51)
7	Patrick Casey	OU	3:41.93	43.31 (43.31)	1:45.25 (1:01.94)	2:45.58 (1:00.33)	3:41.93 (56.35)
8	Chad Noelle	UO	3:42.80	43.34 (43.34)	1:45.30 (1:01.97)	2:45.91 (1:00.61)	3:42.80 (56.89)
9	Matt Hillenbrand	UKY	3:44.48	43.52 (43.52)	1:45.37 (1:01.85)	2:45.90 (1:00.53)	3:44.48 (58.59)
10	Christopher Fallon	OHST	3:44.62	43.11 (43.11)	1:45.11 (1:02.00)	2:45.69 (1:00.59)	3:44.62 (58.93)
11	Rich Peters	BOSU	3:44.85	43.77 (43.77)	1:45.74 (1:01.97)	2:46.45 (1:00.72)	3:44.85 (58.40)
12	Isaac Wendland	LIB	4:00.78	44.31 (44.31)	1:46.39 (1:02.08)	2:51.19 (1:04.81)	4:00.78 (1:09.60)

Semifinal 2 of 3
Splits
400m: 58.4 (Bayer, Indiana)
800m: 2:01.5 (McGregor, Texas)
1200m: 3:02.1 (Rae, Notre Dame)
Finish: 3:42.84 (Masters, Oklahoma)

I guess I should accept that we're in the Twilight Zone because that literally made no sense. Indiana's Andy Bayer initially took the pacing duties before Notre Dame's Jeremy Rae (welcome back to NCAA's) lead for a bit.

Things didn't start to pick up before 300m, where it seemed that we had finally sorted out the top five. In a weird development that can only be explained by a) exhaustion or b) he didn't see the line, Wisconsin's Alex Hatz came to a standstill 5 meters before the line and was passed by Texas' Pat McGregor.

I have to look at the compiled results, but Hatz may be out and Casey may be in. Stay tuned.

Update: Casey in, Hatz out.
 

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	300m	700m	1100m	1500m
1	Riley Masters	OU	3:42.84	43.71 (43.71)	1:45.23 (1:01.52)	2:47.95 (1:02.72)	3:42.84 (54.90)
2	Andrew Bayer	IU	3:43.00	43.28 (43.28)	1:45.00 (1:01.73)	2:48.08 (1:03.08)	3:43.00 (54.93)
3	Jeremy Rae	ND	3:43.19	43.53 (43.53)	1:45.04 (1:01.51)	2:47.85 (1:02.82)	3:43.19 (55.34)
4	Robby Creese	PSU	3:43.55	43.81 (43.81)	1:45.20 (1:01.39)	2:48.27 (1:03.07)	3:43.55 (55.29)
5	Patrick McGregor	TEX	3:44.15	43.67 (43.67)	1:45.46 (1:01.79)	2:47.92 (1:02.47)	3:44.15 (56.23)
6	Alex Hatz	WISC	3:44.48	43.98 (43.98)	1:45.58 (1:01.61)	2:48.31 (1:02.73)	3:44.48 (56.18)
7	Nathan Weitz	NAU	3:44.56	44.26 (44.26)	1:45.90 (1:01.65)	2:48.59 (1:02.69)	3:44.56 (55.97)
8	Robert Denault	VILL	3:44.65	44.23 (44.23)	1:45.36 (1:01.14)	2:48.56 (1:03.21)	3:44.65 (56.09)
9	Grant Pollock	VT	3:45.34	44.44 (44.44)	1:46.03 (1:01.59)	2:48.78 (1:02.76)	3:45.34 (56.56)
10	Tyler Stutzman	STAN	3:45.48	44.06 (44.06)	1:45.73 (1:01.68)	2:48.09 (1:02.37)	3:45.48 (57.39)
11	Patrick Todd	UO	3:46.95	43.87 (43.87)	1:45.61 (1:01.74)	2:48.10 (1:02.50)	3:46.95 (58.85)
12	James Shirvell	YALE	3:50.91	43.46 (43.46)	1:45.40 (1:01.94)	2:48.81 (1:03.42)	3:50.91 (1:02.10)

 

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100mH (Women)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Gail Devers - Nike	12.33	7/23/2000
College Best	Virginia Powell - USC	12.48	6/9/2006
NCAA Meet	Virginia Powell - USC	12.48	6/9/2006

Semifinal 1 of 3

That was a wreck that we all saw coming. UCLA's Brea Buchanan, who was in the lead coming off the eighth hurdle, clipped the ninth and took a BIG spill to the track. It's unfortunate for the sophomore and very reminiscent of Lolo Jones' fall from '08.

Edit: They still gave her a time. Nice work, everyone.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Janice Jackson	UTEP	12.99
2	Jasmin Stowers	LSU	13.08
3	Jade Barber	ND	13.09
4	Kayla Parker	UKY	13.16
5	Katie Grimes	TXT	13.22
6	Shanique Walker	JACK	13.30
7	Le'Tristan Pledger	TXT	13.32
8	Brea Buchanan	UCLA	37.45

Semifinal 2 of 3

Man, that was a clean race. Arkansas State's Sharika Nelvis sets a personal best of 12.84 (wind legal) to take the second heat.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Sharika Nelvis	ARST	12.84
2	Kendra Harrison	CLEM	12.97
3	Morgan Snow	TEX	12.99
4	Kierre Beckles	SCAR	13.12
5	Sade Mariah Greenidge	UH	13.18
6	Deanna Latham	WISC	13.27
7	Ugonna Ndu	UFL	13.33
8	Kim Francis	LAT	13.34

Semifinal 3 of 3

THAT'S THE FASTEST TIME EVER RUN BY A COLLEGIAN. TAKE A BOW, BRIANNA ROLLINS.

Back when Aries Merritt told us that Rollins could break the American 100mH record... well, we believed him. The Clemson junior was unstoppable indoors, where she not only won a national title, but set the NCAA indoor record.

Now she has both. I'd like to think that those sweet orange calf sleeves had something to do with it.

Not to be forgotton, but Rollins also has the fastest time in the world. The lead previously belonged to Dawn Harper with a time of 12.60.

Diamond League / Drake Relays / Penn Relays who?

"Between 1972 and now, @bri_rollin's time would have medaled in every Olympics and would've won all but 3 in that time." - @ryanflotrack

— Flotrack (@Flotrack) June 7, 2013

 

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Brianna Rollins	CLEM	12.47
2	Kori Carter	STAN	12.94
3	Donique' Flemings	TAMU	12.95
4	Anne Zagre	FSU	13.01
5	Evonne Britton	PSU	13.06
6	Mulern Jean	CHSO	13.29
7	Lauren Blackburn	USC	13.46
8	Melia Cox	USC	13.57

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110mH (Men)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	David Oliver - Nike	12.89	7/16/2010
College Best	Renaldo Nehemiah - Maryland	13.00	5/6/1979
NCAA Meet	Aries Merritt - Tennessee	13.21	6/2/2006

Semifinal 1 of 3

A&M's Wayne Davis Jr. runs a clean race to run 13.25 (wind-aided). He has a long summer ahead of him with World Championships in Moscow. But first, the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Kentucky's Keith Hayes ran a near perfect race to take second.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Wayne Davis II	TAMU	13.25
2	Keith Hayes	UKY	13.32
3	Greggmar Swift	INST	13.51
4	Trevor Brown	COST	13.55
5	Ray Stewart	CAL	13.89
6	Ackeem Smith	UMES	13.97
7	William Taylor	AZST	13.98
DNS	Isaac Williams	UH	-

 
Semifinal 2 of 3

To the delight of the home crowd (how many times must I write this...), Oregon's Jonathan Cabral stays out of trouble to take the win his the second heat.

Cincinnati's Terrence Somerville was stride for stride with Cabral until he clipped the eighth hurdle and faded out of the automatic spots. Texas' Kerion Stewart finishes in last.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Johnathan Cabral	UO	13.46
2	Donald Pollitt	SYR	13.55
3	Terrence Somerville	CIN	13.67
4	Demoye Bogle	OHST	13.87
5	Brandon Winters	PURD	13.95
6	Jordan Mullen	IOWA	14.04
7	Trey Holloway	HAMP	14.05
8	Keiron Stewart	TEX	15.58

Semifinal 3 of 3

Clemson's Spencer Adams takes the W, but is pushed all the way to the line by Florida's Eddie Lovett. Just by looking at the scoreboard, it appears that the other finalists will come from heat one.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Spencer Adams	CLEM	13.24
2	Eddie Lovett	UFL	13.29
3	Marcus Maxey	CLEM	13.75
4	Keith Nkrumah	NORF	13.77
5	Solomon Williams	ARST	13.80
6	Timothy Young	TXST	13.87
7	Aleec Harris	USC	14.13
8	Chris Williams	WASH	14.46

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3000m Steeplechase (Women)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Jenny Barringer - Colorado	9:12.50	8/17/2009
College Best	Jenny Barringer - Colorado	9:25.54	6/12/2009
NCAA Meet	Jenny Barringer - Colorado	9:25.54	6/12/2009

Semifinal 1 of 3

I'm going to be frank: I missed all of the splits because I was looking up the history behind Brianna Rollins' record.

By the time I came back to the media booth, Emma Coburn was ahead by nearly 50m (big surprise). The field was strung out and the top five spots were already determined before the last lap.

Those five were Cornell's Rachel Sorna, Notre Dame's Alexa Aragon, Providence's Shelby Greany, and Wisconsin's Ashley Beutler.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	228m	624m	1020m	1416m	1812m	2208m	2604m	3000m
1	Emma Coburn	COLO	9:46.76	40.76 (40.76)	1:55.53 (1:14.77)	3:12.65 (1:17.13)	4:31.33 (1:18.68)	5:49.78 (1:18.45)	7:08.04 (1:18.27)	8:27.40 (1:19.37)	9:46.76 (1:19.36)
2	Rachel Sorna	CORN	9:55.84	42.16 (42.16)	1:58.93 (1:16.78)	3:17.15 (1:18.22)	4:36.39 (1:19.24)	5:56.77 (1:20.39)	7:17.43 (1:20.66)	8:37.83 (1:20.40)	9:55.84 (1:18.02)
3	Alexa Aragon	ND	9:56.21	42.95 (42.95)	1:59.29 (1:16.35)	3:17.45 (1:18.16)	4:36.75 (1:19.30)	5:57.09 (1:20.35)	7:17.87 (1:20.78)	8:38.27 (1:20.41)	9:56.21 (1:17.95)
4	Shelby Greany	PROV	10:02.49	43.18 (43.18)	1:59.74 (1:16.56)	3:17.54 (1:17.81)	4:36.96 (1:19.42)	5:57.32 (1:20.37)	7:18.38 (1:21.06)	8:40.67 (1:22.29)	10:02.49 (1:21.83)
5	Ashley Beutler	WISC	10:03.68	42.62 (42.62)	2:00.07 (1:17.46)	3:18.63 (1:18.57)	4:38.64 (1:20.02)	5:59.14 (1:20.50)	7:21.25 (1:22.12)	8:43.23 (1:21.98)	10:03.68 (1:20.46)
6	Jordan Hamric	WVU	10:06.47	43.38 (43.38)	2:00.39 (1:17.02)	3:19.15 (1:18.77)	4:39.32 (1:20.17)	6:00.84 (1:21.53)	7:23.72 (1:22.89)	8:46.24 (1:22.52)	10:06.47 (1:20.24)
7	Megan Patrignelli	UO	10:09.83	42.79 (42.79)	1:59.51 (1:16.73)	3:17.99 (1:18.48)	4:37.94 (1:19.96)	6:00.86 (1:22.92)	7:27.44 (1:26.59)	8:51.91 (1:24.47)	10:09.83 (1:17.92)
8	Katie Fry	UCD	10:11.98	42.42 (42.42)	1:59.67 (1:17.25)	3:18.60 (1:18.93)	4:38.78 (1:20.18)	5:58.85 (1:20.08)	7:25.14 (1:26.29)	8:52.34 (1:27.21)	10:11.98 (1:19.65)
9	Genna Hartung	CORN	10:24.29	43.60 (43.60)	2:02.03 (1:18.44)	3:22.58 (1:20.55)	4:44.81 (1:22.24)	6:08.39 (1:23.59)	7:34.62 (1:26.24)	8:58.71 (1:24.09)	10:24.29 (1:25.58)
10	Marissa VanderMalle	BOIS	10:26.54	42.74 (42.74)	2:00.61 (1:17.88)	3:18.10 (1:17.49)	4:38.04 (1:19.95)	6:01.30 (1:23.26)	7:28.95 (1:27.65)	8:58.87 (1:29.93)	10:26.54 (1:27.68)
11	Liberty Miller	WASH	10:28.27	43.07 (43.07)	2:00.13 (1:17.07)	3:18.02 (1:17.90)	4:37.49 (1:19.47)	5:57.77 (1:20.29)	7:21.65 (1:23.89)	8:53.14 (1:31.49)	10:28.27 (1:35.13)
DNF	Jessica Furlan	NEB	-	42.31 (42.31)	1:59.03 (1:16.72)	3:17.26 (1:18.23)	4:36.47 (1:19.22)	5:56.86 (1:20.40)	7:18.06 (1:21.20)	8:51.51 (1:33.46)

Semifinal 2 of 3

It was all Weber State's Amber Henry and FSU's Colleen Quigley. The two ran side by side (note: Not behind each other) nearly the whole way and went one-two. The top four was well decided before the line (below), but it was fifth that was still in question with 100m to go.

Big props to Arkansas' Grace Heymsfield, who dug deep and passed MSU's Leah O'Connor steps before the line. However, O'Connor won't be kicking herself as she's the last qualifier based on time. That's your women's 3kST.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	228m	624m	1020m	1416m	1812m	2208m	2604m	3000m
1	Amber Henry	WEB	9:58.82	43.01 (43.01)	2:01.26 (1:18.26)	3:19.23 (1:17.97)	4:37.75 (1:18.53)	5:57.26 (1:19.51)	7:17.47 (1:20.22)	8:38.83 (1:21.36)	9:58.82 (1:20.00)
2	Colleen Quigley	FSU	10:00.23	43.06 (43.06)	2:01.24 (1:18.19)	3:19.31 (1:18.08)	4:37.84 (1:18.53)	5:57.30 (1:19.47)	7:17.52 (1:20.22)	8:38.83 (1:21.32)	10:00.23 (1:21.40)
3	Courtney Frerichs	UMKC	10:02.02	43.98 (43.98)	2:03.70 (1:19.73)	3:22.63 (1:18.93)	4:41.41 (1:18.79)	6:01.48 (1:20.07)	7:21.76 (1:20.28)	8:41.77 (1:20.02)	10:02.02 (1:20.25)
4	Martina Tresch	KSST	10:06.52	42.80 (42.80)	2:03.05 (1:20.26)	3:21.75 (1:18.70)	4:41.19 (1:19.44)	6:02.05 (1:20.87)	7:24.38 (1:22.33)	8:45.46 (1:21.09)	10:06.52 (1:21.06)
5	Grace Heymsfield	ARK	10:08.45	43.09 (43.09)	2:01.54 (1:18.46)	3:20.05 (1:18.52)	4:39.87 (1:19.82)	6:01.73 (1:21.86)	7:24.78 (1:23.05)	8:48.61 (1:23.84)	10:08.45 (1:19.84)
6	Leah O'Connor	MSU	10:08.61	43.16 (43.16)	2:01.68 (1:18.53)	3:19.76 (1:18.09)	4:38.92 (1:19.16)	6:01.01 (1:22.09)	7:25.53 (1:24.53)	8:48.14 (1:22.62)	10:08.61 (1:20.47)
7	Natalie Bower	PSU	10:17.76	42.82 (42.82)	2:01.91 (1:19.10)	3:20.95 (1:19.05)	4:40.93 (1:19.98)	6:02.63 (1:21.71)	7:28.00 (1:25.38)	8:54.16 (1:26.16)	10:17.76 (1:23.60)
8	Leslie Boozer	UGA	10:17.96	43.28 (43.28)	2:02.34 (1:19.06)	3:21.38 (1:19.04)	4:41.67 (1:20.30)	6:04.38 (1:22.71)	7:29.28 (1:24.91)	8:56.09 (1:26.82)	10:17.96 (1:21.88)
9	Brianna Nerud	SYR	10:18.16	42.94 (42.94)	2:01.88 (1:18.94)	3:21.31 (1:19.43)	4:41.65 (1:20.34)	6:03.38 (1:21.74)	7:26.98 (1:23.60)	8:53.36 (1:26.39)	10:18.16 (1:24.80)
10	Victoria Voronko	EMI	10:30.50	43.21 (43.21)	2:01.97 (1:18.77)	3:20.32 (1:18.36)	4:40.33 (1:20.02)	6:01.87 (1:21.54)	7:25.68 (1:23.82)	8:54.45 (1:28.78)	10:30.50 (1:36.05)
11	Kristen Zillmer	ILST	10:33.01	42.72 (42.72)	2:01.98 (1:19.26)	3:21.12 (1:19.14)	4:41.97 (1:20.85)	6:06.32 (1:24.36)	7:33.87 (1:27.55)	9:04.09 (1:30.23)	10:33.01 (1:28.92)
12	Madelin Talbert	LIPS	10:41.98	42.66 (42.66)	2:02.22 (1:19.56)	3:22.02 (1:19.80)	4:44.15 (1:22.14)	6:13.09 (1:28.94)	7:42.86 (1:29.77)	9:14.74 (1:31.88)	10:41.98 (1:27.25)

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4x400m (Women)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Olympic Team	3:15.51	10/1/1988
College Best	Texas	3:23.75	4/3/2004
NCAA Meet	Oregon - Oregon	3:24.54	6/9/2012

If anyone was going to give Oregon a boost, it was going to be Laura Roesler. The 800m specialist ran the third leg and while she got the stick in second, it wouldn't be long before she was in the lead.

In what was perhaps the loudest moment of the weekend, Roesler swung out into lane two and powered down the homestretch to give the Ducks the lead.

However, the Ducks' work wasn't done. They had to hold off strong challenges from Florida and Illinois, but prevailed. The top two teams will go through, plus the next two fastest times.

Fun Fact: The fastest split of the relay belongs to Illinois Ashley Spencer - 50.71

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	L1&L2(800m)	L3(400m)	L4(400m)
1	Oregon	UO	3:28.15	1:45.22 (1:45.22)	2:36.99 (51.77)	3:28.15 (51.17)
2	Florida	UFL	3:30.48	1:44.69 (1:44.69)	2:37.64 (52.95)	3:30.48 (52.84)
3	Illinois	ILL	3:30.54	1:47.31 (1:47.31)	2:38.02 (50.71)	3:30.54 (52.53)
4	LSU	LSU	3:32.12	1:47.40 (1:47.40)	2:40.63 (53.24)	3:32.12 (51.49)
5	Texas Tech	TXT	3:34.06	1:48.13 (1:48.13)	2:39.91 (51.78)	3:34.06 (54.16)
6	Notre Dame	ND	3:38.22	1:48.27 (1:48.27)	2:42.99 (54.72)	3:38.22 (55.23)
7	Arizona State	AZST	3:39.93	1:48.18 (1:48.18)	2:45.73 (57.56)	3:39.93 (54.20)
8	Miss State	MSST	3:52.77	1:57.95 (1:57.95)	2:57.09 (59.15)	3:52.77 (55.68)

Semifinal 2 of 3

Texas and Courtney Okolo pull away for the win in 3:29.63, but the big battle was back in second. On the Bowerman Curve, Kansas had to hold off a charging Georganne Moline. The 400mH Olympian would split 50.46, but it wasn't enough as Arizona just came up short.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	L1&L2(800m)	L3(400m)	L4(400m)
1	Texas	TEX	3:29.63	1:46.39 (1:46.39)	2:38.31 (51.93)	3:29.63 (51.32)
2	Kansas	KU	3:31.96	1:46.06 (1:46.06)	2:39.78 (53.72)	3:31.96 (52.19)
3	Arizona	ARIZ	3:32.25	1:47.79 (1:47.79)	2:41.79 (54.01)	3:32.25 (50.46)
4	Memphis	MEMP	3:36.95	1:50.35 (1:50.35)	2:44.45 (54.11)	3:36.95 (52.50)
5	Stanford	STAN	3:37.82	1:49.05 (1:49.05)	2:44.16 (55.12)	3:37.82 (53.67)
6	Rutgers	RUTG	3:38.21	1:49.52 (1:49.52)	2:45.12 (55.61)	3:38.21 (53.09)
7	St. John's	SJON	3:38.66	1:49.11 (1:49.11)	2:44.77 (55.66)	3:38.66 (53.90)
8	Coastal Carolina	CCAR	3:38.92	1:50.12 (1:50.12)	2:45.81 (55.69)	3:38.92 (53.12)

Semifinal 3 of 3

As expected, Arkansas take the win followed by Texas A&M. Shout-out to George Mason, who rocked a sweet all yellow relay kit.

We're not sure who was on USC's third leg, but she put them in contention going into the final exchange. The Trojans finished third.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	L1&L2(800m)	L3(400m)	L4(400m)
1	Arkansas	ARK	3:30.45	1:46.02 (1:46.02)	2:39.27 (53.26)	3:30.45 (51.18)
2	Texas A&M	TAMU	3:32.72	1:47.63 (1:47.63)	2:40.56 (52.93)	3:32.72 (52.17)
3	USC	USC	3:34.44	1:47.77 (1:47.77)	2:41.36 (53.59)	3:34.44 (53.09)
4	George Mason	GMU	3:35.04	1:46.58 (1:46.58)	2:41.49 (54.92)	3:35.04 (53.55)
5	Baylor	BAY	3:35.14	1:48.72 (1:48.72)	2:42.48 (53.77)	3:35.14 (52.66)
6	Penn State	PSU	3:35.23	1:47.56 (1:47.56)	2:42.74 (55.19)	3:35.23 (52.49)
7	Michigan State	MSU	3:37.82	1:48.97 (1:48.97)	2:43.40 (54.43)	3:37.82 (54.43)
8	Hampton	HAMP	3:38.35	1:49.43 (1:49.43)	2:43.81 (54.38)	3:38.35 (54.55)

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4x400m (Men)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Goodwill Games Team	2:54.20	7/22/1998
College Best	LSU	2:59.59	6/11/2005
NCAA Meet	LSU	2:59.59	6/11/2005

Semifinal 1 of 3

LSU lead for the majority of the race, but it was Arkansas who would save their big guns for last and eventually take the win. TCU would pass Illinois in the final straight to bump them into a potential time-qualifying slot.

We're not sure of Akheem Gauntlett's split, but I had him around 44.7.

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	L1&L2(800m)	L3(400m)	L4(400m)
1	Arkansas	ARK	3:04.00	1:33.41 (1:33.41)	2:19.28 (45.87)	3:04.00 (44.73)
2	LSU	LSU	3:04.08	1:32.56 (1:32.56)	2:18.83 (46.27)	3:04.08 (45.26)
3	TCU	TCU	3:04.71	1:33.76 (1:33.76)	2:19.87 (46.11)	3:04.71 (44.85)
4	Illinois	ILL	3:04.97	1:34.03 (1:34.03)	2:20.01 (45.98)	3:04.97 (44.97)
5	Alabama	BAMA	3:06.69	1:33.54 (1:33.54)	2:20.28 (46.74)	3:06.69 (46.41)
6	Mid. Tenn. State	MTSU	3:06.80	1:34.52 (1:34.52)	2:22.08 (47.56)	3:06.80 (44.72)
7	UTEP	UTEP	3:08.02	1:34.70 (1:34.70)	2:22.16 (47.46)	3:08.02 (45.86)
8	Stephen F. Austin	SFA	3:09.84	1:36.16 (1:36.16)	2:22.92 (46.76)	3:09.84 (46.93)

Semifinal 2 of 3

Florida makes it look so easy. Despite an early lead by Baylor, the Gators soon took the lead and never looked back. Baylor would stay in no man's land to take second with Mississippi State charging past Minnesota to take third on the last lap.

Semifinal 3 of 3

That's how get back in the game. After just missing out on the 400m final, Mike Berry runs 45.02 on the anchor leg to put the Oregon men in the 4x400m final.

That was the race for second. The guys up front, and some of our pre-race favorites to win the national relay title, was A&M. The squad of all-stars controlled the race after the first exchange and when you have Deon Lendore (44.33) on the anchor, things are generally a lock (I say generally...)

Place	Name	Affiliation	Time	L1&L2(800m)	L3(400m)	L4(400m)
1	Texas A&M	TAMU	3:02.38	1:32.29 (1:32.29)	2:18.06 (45.77)	3:02.38 (44.33)
2	Oregon	UO	3:04.20	1:33.65 (1:33.65)	2:19.18 (45.54)	3:04.20 (45.02)
3	Kansas	KU	3:05.63	1:32.99 (1:32.99)	2:19.29 (46.30)	3:05.63 (46.35)
4	Oklahoma	OU	3:06.35	1:32.70 (1:32.70)	2:18.82 (46.13)	3:06.35 (47.54)
5	Penn State	PSU	3:06.84	1:33.94 (1:33.94)	2:21.01 (47.08)	3:06.84 (45.83)
6	Western Kentucky	WKY	3:07.68	1:34.86 (1:34.86)	2:21.97 (47.12)	3:07.68 (45.72)
7	Pittsburgh	PITT	3:09.54	1:34.67 (1:34.67)	2:22.40 (47.74)	3:09.54 (47.14)
8	Notre Dame	ND	3:10.14	1:33.68 (1:33.68)	2:22.29 (48.62)	3:10.14 (47.86)

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10,000m (Men)

Record	Athlete/Team	Time	Date
American	Galen Rupp - Nike	26:48.00	9/16/2011
College Best	Sam Chelanga - Liberty	27:08.49	5/1/2010
NCAA Meet	Suleiman Nyambui - Texas-El Paso	28:01.30	6/1/1979

Splits
400m: 74.8 (Everyone)
800m: 74.59 (Ward, BYU)
1200m: 74.14 (Ward, BYU)
1600m: 73.17 (Thatcher, BYU)
2000m: 73.3 (Lalang, Arizona)
2400m: 71.75 (Lalang, Arizona)
2800m: 74.31 (Haile, Arkansas)
3200m: 72.6 (Lalang, Arizona)
3600m: 69.6 (Lalang, Arizona) 
4000m: 71.9 (Lalang, Arizona) 
4400m: 72.14 (Lalang, Arizona) 
4800m: 67.0 (Lalang, Arizona) 
5200m: 72.64 for Lalang (15:07 at 5k) 
5600m: 67.3 (Lalang, Arizona) 
6000m: 74.5 (Lalang, Arizona) 
6400m: 74.5 (Mecheso, OSU) 
6800m: 74.36 (Lalang, Arizona; 21:11 at 7k) 
7200m: 69.0 (Lalang, Arizona) 
7600m: 66.9 (Lalang, Arizona) 
8000m: 66.0 (Lalang, Arizona) 
8400m: 64.4 (Lalang, Arizona) 
8800m: 65.8 (Lalang, Arizona) 
9200m: 
9600m: 
10k:

FULL SPLITS 

I started writing this before the race started, so excuse me for any wrong assumptions. I said I was willing to wager that this was going to be at least 85% accurate and I'm sticking to that percentage.

Things Lawi Lalang can do during the NCAA 10k: Solve a rubik's cube, sew a sweater, learn Arabic... anything else?

I originally wrote that he's unbeatable, but he's actually almost unbeatable. One has to wonder what would've happened if Texas Tech's Kennedy Kithuka didn't redshirt this season.

We completely missed Lalang's last 3k, mile, and 1k split because the race for second stole the show. We first have to give shout-outs to OSU's Girma Mecheso and especially BYU's Jared Ward for going with Lalang. Ward is currently completely spent, sitting on the track after a his gutsy and too-high-of-a-hope move.

The chase pack, which was chomping at the bits, consisted of Texas' Craig Lutz, Oregon's Parker Stinson, Princeton's Michael Franklin, FSU's Michael Fout, and FSU's Breandan O'Neill.

While Ward, Mecheso (plus Haile and Katam) tried to hang with the King, it was those who can a conservative race that would walk away the all-American victors.

What's interesting is all week, we were talking about Texas' Ryan Dohner as a dark horse pick. It turns out that it was his teammate, Lutz, who was the first finisher for the Longhorns.

Lutz, who DNF'd at NCAA XC, was a man anew as he took the bell in second. Though he would throw down a 61-second last lap, he couldn't hold off UNC-Greensboro's Paul Katam, who found a final gear with 80m to go and would re-pass Lutz to take second.

Lutz was followed by Michael Fout, who we love to see back on the national stage, sleeper pick Princeton's Michael Franklin, and the adopted son of Eugene, Parker Stinson.

Lalang now turns his attention to his more difficult event, the 5k. He's halfway to becoming the twelvth NCAA athlete to win both the 5k and 10k, but he'll have two sub-13:20 guys standing tall in his path.

We'll see you tomorrow night (and the one after that, and after that, and after that...)