Track & Field preview: 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships

Track & Field preview: 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships

2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships

May 25-27, 2017

SPIRE Institute | Geneva, Ohio

Championships Central

 

Location: Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Institute)
Live Stream: NCAA.com
Live Results: Results.deltatiming.com

Championship Qualifiers

Andrew Carrasco - Men's Hammer Throw (second national championship apperance)

Melissa Cerrillos - Women's Steeplechase (first appearance)

Catalina Lee Kim - 100 Meter Hurdles (first appearance)

Schedule of La Verne athletes (All times Pacific):

Thursday, May 25 

1 p.m. – Women's 3000m Steeplechase prelim (Cerrillos)

Friday, May 26

11:15 a.m. – Women's 100m Hurdles prelim (Lee Kim)

Saturday, May 27

8:30 a.m. – Women's 3000m Steeplechase final (Cerrillos)

9:50 a.m. – Women's 100m Hurdles final (Lee Kim)

10:30 a.m. – Men's Hammer Throw final (Carrasco)

Quick Hits

• Carrasco enters the competition ranked fourth in the hammer throw and is a legitmate contender for the national title; Carrasco was the only underclassman to earn All-America honors in the event at last year's national championships

• Cerrillos is ranked 21st in the steeplechase but only 10 seconds separate her from the eight-seeded athlete; top eight athletes in each event earn All-America honors

• Lee Kim improved her personal and school record in the hurdles in each of the final three races of the season; she enters the meet ranked 19th in the event