AUSTIN, Texas – Stanford's track and field teams begin competition at the three-day NCAA West Preliminary Round on Thursday at University of Texas.
Of the 48 qualifiers in each individual event, the top 12 placers in each of the nation's two regionals -- the other is in Lexington, Kentucky -- advance to the NCAA Championships June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon.
Stanford is sending 32 individuals – 21 women and 11 men -- plus one relay team.
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Meet Schedule
Thursday: Field events, 9 a.m. PT; Running events 2:30 p.m. PT
Friday: Field events, 10 a.m. PT; Running events, 2:30 p.m. PT
Saturday: Field events, 11 a.m. PT; Running events, 4 p.m. PT
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Stanford sends six runners into the women's 1,500 field, led by 2016 NCAA runner-up Elise Cranny. Fifth-year senior Rebecca Mehra, who was taking aim at the victory at the Pac-12 Championships before being tripped, will run with the goal of advancing to her second NCAA Championships. Freshman Christina Aragon and redshirt freshman Catherine Pagano are in their first NCAA West Prelim meet. Aragon advanced to the semifinals in the U.S. Olympic Trials last summer before becoming the first American to medal (bronze) at the World Under-20 Championships in her event.
Grant Fisher will be running his second 5,000 of the year, after an impressive victory at the Cardinal Classic on April 22 in 13:37.77. Fisher's finishes have been impressive and the sophomore seems extremely fit, based on his 57-second final lap in the 5,000, and his 51 closer while winning the Pac-12 1,500 title two weeks ago.
Sophomore Mackenzie Little, Jenna Gray, or Victoria Smith can extend a Stanford NCAA qualifying streak in the javelin to seven years, following Eda Karesin (2011), Brianna Bain (2012-14), Smith (2015), and Little (2016). Little, the two-time Pac-12 champion. Little is the No. 1 seed.
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Stanford Schedule
All times Pacific
Thursday
9 a.m.: Men's javelin first round and semifinal – Flight 2, Trevor Danielson, Charles Kerr. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
1 p.m.: Women's javelin first round and semifinal – Flight 1, Victoria Smith; Flight 2, Jenna Gray; Flight 3, Mackenzie Little. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
1:30 p.m.: Men's hammer first round and semifinal – Flight 1, Tristen Newman; Flight 3, Michael Painter. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
2:30 p.m.: Men's long jump first round and semifinal – Flight 4, Jaak Uudmae. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
3:30 p.m.: Women's 1,500 first round – Heat 1, Christina Aragon, Maddy Berkson, Rebecca Mehra; Heat 2, Catherine Pagano; Heat 3, Malika Waschmann; Heat 4, Elise Cranny. Top five from each of four heats, plus next four times, advance to semifinal.
5:15 p.m.: Women's long jump first round and semifinal – Flight 3, Daryth Gayles. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
5:20 p.m.: Women's 400 first round – Heat 1, Missy Mongiovi. Top three from each of six heats, plus next six times, advance to semifinals.
6:10 p.m.: Women's 800 first round – Heat 3, Sarah Walker; Heat 5, Olivia Baker. Top three from each of six heats, plus next six times, advance to semifinal.
6:35 p.m.: Men's 800 first round – Heat 5, Tai Dinger. Top three from each of six heats, plus next six times, advance to semifinal.
7 p.m.: Women's 10,000 semifinal – Abbie McNulty. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
7:40 p.m.: Men's 10,000 semifinal – Garrett Sweatt. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
Friday
2:30 p.m.: Men's shot put first round and semifinal – Flight 2, Tristen Newman. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
2:30 p.m.: Women's high jump first round and semifinal– Flight 1, Rachel Reichenbach. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
4 p.m.: Women's 400 semifinals. Top three in each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
4:30 p.m.: Women's 800 semifinals. Top three in each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
4:45 p.m.: Men's 800 semifinals. Top three in each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
6:20 p.m.: Women's 3,000 steeplechase first round – Heat 2, Danielle Katz. Top three from each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
7 p.m.: Men's 3,000 steeplechase first round – Heat 1, Steven Fahy. Top three from each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
Saturday
1 p.m.: Women's triple jump first round and semifinal – Flight 2, Marisa Kwiatkowski. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
4 p.m.: Women's shot put first round and semifinal – Flight 4, Lena Giger. Top 12 advance to Eugene.
4:30 p.m.: Women's 1,500 semifinals -- Heat 1, Christina Aragon, Elise Cranny, Rebecca Mehra. Heat 2, Maddy Berkson, Malika Waschmann. Top five from each of two sections, plus next two times, advance to Eugene.
6:05 p.m.: Women's 5,000 – Heat 1, Fiona O'Keeffe; Heat 2, Sophie Chase, Danielle Katz. Top five from each of two heats, plus next two times, advance to Eugene.
6:45 p.m.: Men's 5,000 – Heat 1, Grant Fisher; Heat 2, Jack Keelan. Top five from each of two sections, plus next two times, advance to Eugene.
7:25 p.m.: Women's 4x400 – Heat 2, Stanford. Top three from each of three sections, plus next three times, advance to Eugene.
