EUGENE, Ore. – The NCAA Championships are over, but the track and field season continues for 16 Stanford athletes, with the upcoming U.S. and Canadian championships.
Fourteen current Cardinal compete at the U.S. nationals Thursday-Sunday in Eugene and two at the Canadian Championships next week in Edmonton. At stake are berths in the IAAF World Championships Aug. 22-30 in Beijing. For the juniors, the top two advance to the Pan Am Junior Championships July 31-Aug. 2 in Edmonton.
At Hayward Field, Stanford will send six athletes to the senior championships and eight to the juniors, including Harrison Williams who will attempt to repeat as national decathlon champion. Including alums and incoming freshmen, 26 Cardinal will be in action in Eugene.
Two current Stanford runners have achieved the IAAF qualifying standards for the World Championships, meaning that a top-three finish would ensure a trip to Beijing. Claudia Saunders (2:00.63) has broken the 2:01.00 standard in the 800 meters and Jessica Tonn (15:18.85) has bettered the 15:20.00 standard for the 5,000.
Saunders is a two-time NCAA runner-up and Tonn was third in the NCAA's this month and ninth at the U.S. Championships a year ago.
Meet Information:
What: U.S. Championships (junior and senior)
When: June 25-28
Where: Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)
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Webcast: Click here
Stanford Athletes at the U.S. Championships
Men
Current:
Dylan Duvio, Pole vault
Sean McGorty, 1,500
Erik Olson, 5,000
Alums:
Michael Atchoo ‘14, 1,500
Chris Derrick ‘12, 5,000, 10,000
Brendan Gregg ‘11, 10,000
Garrett Heath ‘09, 5,000
Jacob Riley ‘11, 10,000
Women
Current:
Valarie Allman, discus
Claudia Saunders, 800
Jessica Tonn, 5,000
Alums:
Sara Bei Hall ‘05, 10,000
Jillian Camarena-Williams ‘04, shot put
Kori Carter ‘13, 400H
Summer Pierson ‘00, discus
U.S. Junior Championships
Men
Current:
Steven Fahy, 3,000 steeplechase
Blair Hurlock, 1,500
Tristen Newman, shot put
Patrick Perrier, 1,500
Harrison Williams, decathlon
Incoming freshman:
Grant Fisher, 1,500
Women
Current:
Olivia Baker, 400
Lena Giger, shot put, hammer
Marisa Kwiatkowski, triple jump
Incoming freshmen:
Kaitlyn Merritt, pole vault
Nicole Summersett, pole vault
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Stanford Schedule:
Thursday (June 25)
10 a.m. – Junior men’s decathlon 100 (Harrison Williams)
11 a.m. – Junior men’s decathlon long jump (Harrison Williams)
Noon – Junior men’s decathlon shot put (Harrison Williams)
1:15 p.m. – Junior men’s decathlon high jump (Harrison Williams)
2:55 p.m. – Junior men’s 1,500 first round (Grant Fisher, Blair Hurlock, Patrick Perrier)
3:15 p.m.: Junior men’s decathlon 1,500 (Harrison Williams)
3:40 p.m.: Women’s 800 first round (Claudia Saunders)
6:25 p.m.: Women’s shot put final (Jillian Camarena-Williams)
6:45 p.m.: Men’s 1,500 first round (Michael Atchoo, Sean McGorty)
7:35 p.m.: Women’s 10,000 final (Sara Bei Hall)
8:15 p.m.: Men’s 10,000 final (Chris Derrick, Brendan Gregg, Jacob Riley)
Friday (June 26)
9:15 a.m.: Junior men’s decathlon 110 hurdles (Harrison Williams)
10 a.m.: Junior men’s decathlon discus (Harrison Williams)
11:05 a.m.: Junior women’s hammer (Lena Giger)
11:45 a.m.: Junior men’s decathlon pole vault (Harrison Williams)
1:05 p.m.: Junior men’s shot put final (Tristen Newman)
2:05 p.m.: Junior women’s 400 first round (Olivia Baker)
2:30 p.m.: Junior men’s decathlon javelin (Harrison Williams)
2:45 p.m.: Junior women’s shot put final (Lena Giger)
3:55 p.m.: Junior men’s decathlon 1,500 (Harrison Williams)
6:40 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles first round (Kori Carter)
Saturday (June 27)
11:50 a.m.: Men’s pole vault final (Dylan Duvio)
12:45 p.m.: Women’s discus final (Valarie Allman, Summer Pierson)
1:37 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles semifinals (Kori Carter)
2:20 p.m.: Men’s 1,500 final (Michael Atchoo, Sean McGorty)
4:10 p.m.: Junior women’s pole vault final (Kaitlyn Merritt, Nicole Summersett)
4:30 p.m.: Junior women’s 400 final (Olivia Baker)
4:40 p.m.: Junior women’s triple jump final (Marisa Kwiatkowski)
5:08 p.m.: Junior men’s 1,500 final (Grant Fisher, Blair Hurlock, Patrick Perrier)
5:17 p.m.: Junior men’s 3,000 steeplechase final (Steven Fahy)
Sunday (June 28)
12:39 p.m.: Women’s 5,000 final (Jessica Tonn)
1:03 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles final (Kori Carter)
1:27 p.m.: Men’s 5,000 final (Chris Derrick, Garrett Heath, Erik Olson)
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Meet Information
What: Canadian Championships (junior and senior)
When: July 2-5
Where: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Commonwealth Stadium)
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Webcast: Click here
Canadian Championships
Women
Victoria Smith (javelin)
Canadian Junior Championships
Men
Daniel Brady (400 hurdles)
Stanford Schedule (All times Pacific):
Thursday (July 2)
3:45 p.m.: Women’s javelin qualifying (Victoria Smith)
Friday (July 3)
11:05 a.m.: Junior men’s 400 hurdles qualifying (Daniel Brady)
5 p.m.: Women’s javelin final (Victoria Smith)
Saturday (July 4)
10:30 a.m.: Junior men’s 400 hurdles semifinals (Daniel Brady)
Sunday (July 5)
10:40 a.m.: Junior men’s 400 hurdles final (Daniel Brady)
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Several Stanford incoming freshmen have had big performances in postseason high school meets.
At the New York Grand Prix on Randalls Island in New York City, Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc, Mich.) repeated as Dream Mile champion, capturing the race in 4:01.73. A week later, Fisher was second at the Brooks PR meet in Shoreline, Washington, running the two mile in 8:43.57. Fisher also won the Michigan 1A 1,600 title in 4:00.28, breaking the state interscholastic record by more than seven seconds.
At the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., Will Lauer (Sioux Falls, S.D.) won the 5,000 by nearly five seconds in 14:35.71. This was after the Lincoln High star won the South Dakota 2A 3,200 title in a state-meet record 8:58.49,
Defending champion Brittany McGee (Brandon, Fla.) was third in the heptathlon, with 4,947 points. Among her marks were 18-6 ½ in the long jump, 5-7 in the high jump and 14.18 in the 100 hurdles. The Admiral Farr HS standout won four individual championships at the Florida 1A meet – in both hurdles, and the long and triple jumps.
Among state championship winners was Kaitlyn Merritt (Santa Margarita Catholic HS), who captured her second California pole vault title, clearing 13-3. Lucas Ege of Burlington Central swept to a pair of hurdles victories at the Illinois 2A championships, setting a 2A record of 37.10 in the 300 lows.
Hannah Long (Eureka HS) set a Missouri all-class state record in the 1,600, running 4:40.15 to shatter the mark by four seconds. Long also captured Class 5 state titles in the 800 (2:08.87), and in the 4x800 relay. Including her four Class 4 titles last year, Long won seven state track championships in two years.
Jackie McNulty (Oakdale HS) was a four-time state winner this year, in Maryland 2A – in the 4x400, pole vault, long jump, and triple jump. She also has seven titles in two years.
Trevor Rex (Highlands Ranch HS) won the Colorado state 5A high jump championship at 6-9, and Isaac Westlund (Archbishop Murphy HS) won the Washington 2A 400 title in 47.84.