Is it possible to be in multiple places at the same time? Yes, if you’re the Stanford track and field team. The Cardinal will be in three places at once when it competes in indoor meets at Penn State, Arkansas, and Washington on Friday and Saturday.
The following is a Stanford-centric breakdown of each:
PENN STATE NATIONAL
City: University Park, Pa.
Site: Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track
Track characteristics: 200-meter polyurethane surface with hydraulically banked turns that adjust to the race.
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Stanford schedule (all times Pacific)
Friday
4:15 p.m.: Women’s distance medley relay invitational (Justine Fedronic, Claudia Saunders, Amy Weissenbach, Kristyn Williams)
4:30 p.m.: Men’s DMR invite (Michael Atchoo, Marco Bertolotti, Luke Lefebure, Steven Solomon)
Saturday
8:15 a.m.: Women’s 500 meters (Malika Waschmann, Kaitlyn Williams)
8:35 a.m.: Men’s 500 (Jackson Shumway)
10:20 a.m.: Women’s 3,000 (Emma Fisher)
12:25 p.m.: Women’s 500 invite (Kristyn Williams)
12:30 p.m.: Men’s 500 invite (Steven Solomon)
12:35 p.m.: Women’s 800 invite (Justine Fedronic, Claudia Saunders, Amy Weissenbach)
12:40 p.m.: Men’s 800 invite (Scott Buttinger, Luke Lefebure)
1 p.m.: Women’s mile invite (Cami Chapus, Aisling Cuffe, Molly McNamara, Rebecca Mehra)
1:10 p.m.: Men’s mile invite (Michael Atchoo, Marco Bertolotti, Thomas Coyle)
1:40 p.m.: Women’s 3,000 invite (Kathy Kroeger, Megan Lacy)
1:55 p.m.: Men’s 3,000 invite (Patrick Gibson, Thomas Graham, Erik Olson, Joe Rosa, Ryan Silva, Garrett Sweatt)
2:40 p.m.: Women’s 4x400 relay invite (Kaitlyn Williams, Kristyn Williams, Amy Weissenbach, Claudia Saunders)
2:45 p.m.: Men’s 4x400 relay invite (Scott Buttinger, Luke Lefebure, Jackson Shumway, Steven Solomon)
Notes: Stanford brings its sprinters and distance runners, 26 athletes in all, to a meet that will be crucial in earning possible NCAA qualifying marks. Kathy Kroeger, for instance, will make a charge at 3,000 meters. The top 16 marks recorded in from across the country in each event by March 2 will earn advancement to the nationals. Also, this will be Stanford’s only meet on a short banked track before competing on a similar track in Albuquerque, N.M., at the NCAA’s on March 14-15. Sophomore Steven Solomon, Stanford’s 2012 Olympic 400 finalist, is expected to make his collegiate indoor debut in an individual event when he runs the invitational 500 on Saturday. The men's and women's distance medley relays also will be an emphasis. Stanford is traditionally strong nationally in the DMR and will shoot for strong times and passage to Albuquerque.
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RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL
City: Fayetteville, Ark.
Site: Randal Tyson Track Center
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Stanford schedule (all times Pacific)
Friday
1 p.m.: Women’s pole vault (Ellie McCardwell)
2 p.m.: Women’s shot put (Alyssa Wisdom)
4 p.m.: Men’s pole vault (Dylan Duvio)
Saturday
8 a.m.: Women’s weight throw (Rebecca Hammar)
11 a.m.: Men’s triple jump (Darian Brooks)
Notes: Stanford sends five field-event athletes to Arkansas, to the site of the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships. Freshman pole vaulter Dylan Duvio looks to continue his strong performances to open the season. The U.S. junior national runner-up last year set a personal record of 17-4½ in Albuquerque last week and ranks No. 4 on Stanford’s all-time list, including indoors and outdoors. Darian Brooks set a P.R. of 49-11¾ in the triple jump in Stanford’s season opener in Seattle.
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UW INVITATIONAL
City: Seattle, Wash.
Site: Dempsey Indoor
Track characteristics: 307-meter flat Mondo track.
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Stanford schedule
Saturday
Running events last from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
(Stanford schedule and events not finalized)
Stanford athletes
Men: Kevin Bishop, Jack Bordoni, Will Drinkwater, Kenny Krotzer, Cameron Miller.
Women: Hannah Brown, Tate Murray.
Notes: Stanford brings seven distance runners to the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor facility, the site of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships Feb. 18-March 1.
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Team USTFCCCA Rankings: Men – 20th; Women – 9th
Individual Rankings: The following are Stanford athletes in the 2014 indoor Top 20 collegiate rankings. Division I rankings, if different, are listed in parentheses. The Top 16 on the Division I event lists on March 3 advance to NCAA championships:
Men
Mile: 6, Joe Rosa (4:01.72); 10 (9, D1), Erik Olson (4:02.12).
Pole vault: 16, Dylan Duvio (17-4½).
Women
400: 5, Kristyn Williams (53.39).
Mile: 10, Kathy Kroeger (4:42.46).
4x400 Relay: 10, Stanford (3:41.22).