2018 UW Indoor Preview

FloTrack Weekend Viewer's Guide

FloTrack Weekend Viewer's Guide

A viewer's guide that features key races and start times from the UW Indoor Preview, Nittany Lion Challenge and Hawkeye Invitational.

Jan 12, 2018 by Kevin Sully
FloTrack Weekend Viewer's Guide

This weekend FloTrack has live events from Seattle, State College, and Iowa City

Below is a viewing guide to help you keep tabs on all the action from across the nation. For in-depth coverage on each meet (including a full schedule and entries), be sure to visit the coverage pages for the UW Indoor Preview, Nittany Lion Challenge, and the Hawkeye Invitational.

All listed times are Central Standard, and remember that meet schedules are subject to change. 

TimeMeetEventWhat to Watch
11:00 AMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s MileIsaiah Harris and Cas Loxsom are entered in their first race since the summer track season.
11:15 AMNittany Lion ChallengeWomen’s MilePenn State All-Americans Tessa Barrett and Tori Gerlach will race Mid-East Region cross country champion Bella Burda of Villanova.
12:25 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s 60m Hurdles PrelimsMulit-event star Kendell Williams is entered as is Oregon’s Alaysha Johnson.
12:40 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s 60m Hurdles PrelimsAries Merritt races in Seattle for the first time in his career.
12:50 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s 60m PrelimsLoaded field featuring Ariana Washington, Deajah Stevens, Ashley Henderson, Shae Anderson, Briyahna DesRosiers, Jasmin Reed, Makenzie Dunmore, and Alaysha Johnson.
1:00 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s 60m PrelimsFormer Oregon Duck Kyree King will race along with Joe Morris, who has run 6.52 for the 60m.
1:10 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 400m2017 Big 12 indoor 600-yard champion Jaymes Dennison has an indoor 400m PB of 47.79 for Iowa State.
1:20 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s 1000mHannah Fields of the Brooks Beasts in the favorite, but will get tested by collegians Olivia Baker and Brooke Feldmeier. First chance to see Oregon transfers Amanda Gehrich and Sabrina Southerland.
1:35 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s 1000mYomif Kejelcha’s first race for the Nike Oregon Project. The Ethiopian won gold at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in the 3000m. Drew Windle and David Ribich are also entered.
1:35 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 1000mIowa State’s Roshon Roomes has a 400m PB of 46.98 and 1:47.69 for 800m. Robby Creese will be doubling back from the mile and has a 1000m PB of 2:19.53.
1:40 PMHawkeye InvitationalMen’s 1000mZach Black and Dan Curts are racing for the Cyclones. Both have personal bests faster than the facility record.
1:45 PMHawkeye InvitationalWomen’s 1000mThe fast section is comprised of four runners from Iowa State and one from Iowa. Evelyne Guay of Iowa State has the fastest seed time.
1:50 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s MileThe field features many women running both the mile and the 1000m. Savanna Colón (neé Camacho) is running her first race for the Brooks Beasts.
2:05 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 600mCollegiate debut of Villanova’s Brian Faust, who ran 47.16 for 400m in high school. Gregory Chiles of Virginia Tech (46.98) and Harry Purcell (47.57) of Villanova also entered.
2:10 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s MileAn Oregon-heavy field that also features pros Lopez Lomong, Brandon Kidder, and Chad Noelle.
2:20 PMNittany Lion ChallengeWomen’s 600mSiofra Cleirigh Buttner headlines the field. She’s run 2:01.98 for 800m outdoors and represented Ireland in last summer’s world championships.
2:40 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s 60m FinalIf form holds, the final should be filled with current, and former, Oregon Ducks.
2:47 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s 60m FinalKing and Morris should join a group of collegians in the final.
3:00 PMUW Indoor PreviewWomen’s 60m Hurdles FinalBased on the prelim entries, should be a quick final featuring Oregon’s Alaysha Johnson.
3:10 PMUW Indoor PreviewMen’s 60m Hurdles FinalBarring something unexpected, another chance to see Aries Merritt who says he’s the healthiest he’s been since 2013.
3:10 PMHawkeye InvitationalMen’s MileAnother Iowa/Iowa State battle. Nathan Rodriguez of Iowa State has the fastest personal best of 4:05.97.
3:20 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 4 x 800mTeams from Bucknell, Georgetown, Penn State, and Villanova are entered.
3:30 PMNittany Lion ChallengeWomen’s 4 x 800mUCONN, Penn State, Cornell, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Villanova are scheduled to start. All schools have entered multiple teams.
3:40 PMHawkeye InvitationalMen’s 200mMar’yea Harris, who has an outdoor PB of 45.45 in the 400m, is the top seed
3:45 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 3000mGeorgetown is sending All-Americans Jonathan Green and Scott Carpenter.
3:45 PMUW PreviewMen’s 400m800m specialist Drew Windle is on the start list. How fast can the half-miler run a 400?
4:05 PMUW PreviewWomen’s 600mSifan Hassan has scratched. Kendell Williams will doing the rare hurdles/600m double.
4:20 PMUW PreviewMen’s 600mHeavy presence of Oregon and Stanford athletes in this race including Austin Tamagno of Oregon.
4:35 PMNittany Lion ChallengeMen’s 4 x 400mIsaiah Harris is schedule to run a leg on one of Penn State’s squads.
4:40 PMUW PreviewWomen’s 800mKaela Edwards and Baylee Mires are the favorites and will be looking for the 2:03 standard to qualify for the U.S. indoor championships.
4:50 PMNittany Lion ChallengeWomen’s 4 x 400mNine schools have entered teams, including Penn State, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Villanova, and UCONN.
4:50 PMUW PreviewMen’s 800mClayton Murphy’s first race in a Nike Oregon Project jersey.
5:35 PMUW PreviewMen’s 200mMarcus Chambers will run his first race after signing a professional contract with Nike.
6:25 PMUW PreviewWomen’s 3000mFascinating field featuring New York City Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan running her first indoor race since 2011, 1500m specialist Sara Vaughn and collegians Amy Eloise-Neale, Alli Cash and Maddie Meyers.
7:05 PMUW PreviewMen’s 3000mCraig Engels of the Nike Oregon Project headlines the field that also features Michael Jordan, Andrew Bumbalough, Robbie Farnham-Rose, Sam Parsons and Austin O'Neil.