#NCAATF: What To Watch On Wednesday
by Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
What to watch at Wednesday's session of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. Under the meet's new format, this opening day of the championship includes men's finals in the 10,000 meters and five field events, men's preliminary rounds on the track and the start to the decathlon and heptathlon.
Live stream: ESPN3, 11 a.m. PT
Broadcast window: ESPNU, 4-7:30 p.m. PT
THE SCHEDULE (Oregon entrants)
11 a.m.: Heptathlon, 100 hurdles (Ashlee Moore)
11:30 a.m.: Decathlon, 100 (Dakotah Keys, Mitch Modin, Joe Delgado)
Noon: Heptathlon, high jump (Moore)
12:15 p.m.: Decathlon, long jump (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
1:30 p.m.: Hammer throw (Greg Skipper)
1:30 p.m.: Decathlon, shot put (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
2:45 p.m.: Heptathlon, shot put (Moore)
2:45 p.m.: Decathlon, high jump (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
4 p.m.: Pole vault
4 p.m.: 4x100 relay (Oregon)
4:14 p.m.: 1,500 meters (Johnny Gregorek, Blake Haney, Daniel Winn)
4:28 p.m.: Heptathlon, 200 (Moore)
4:38 p.m.: 3,000 steeplechase (Tanguy Pepiot)
5 p.m.: Javelin (Sam Crouser)
5:02 p.m.: 110 hurdles (Johnathan Cabral)
5:15 p.m.: Long jump (Trevor Ferguson, Nate Moore)
5:16 p.m.: 100 meters
5:30 p.m.: Shot put
5:30 p.m.: 400 meters (Marcus Chambers)
5:44 p.m.: Decathlon, 400 (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
5:54 p.m. 800 meters
6:10 p.m.: 400 hurdles
6:24 p.m.: 200 meters (Arthur Delaney)
6:43 p.m.: 10,000 meters, final (Edward Cheserek, Eric Jenkins)
7:28 p.m.: 4x400 relay (Oregon)
The Big Stories for the Ducks: Oregon's quest to follow its NCAA Indoor title with another outdoors begins. The day's only final on the track could — and might need to — yield huge points for the home team, with Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins having the potential to go 1-2 in the 10,000 meters. The Ducks have another individual title contender in Sam Crouser, who clinched a win in the javelin at last year's meet on his final throw. That beat Raymond Dykstra of Kentucky, who turned the tables on Crouser at this year's Pepsi Invitational and won on his own final throw. The two go head-to-head again here.
Not to be Overlooked: The Ducks also figure to get valuable team points in the hammer from Greg Skipper, who will try to improve on last year's fourth-place finish. Nate Moore and Trevor Ferguson could give Oregon's team total a boost by breaking into the top eight in the long jump. On the track, Johnathan Cabral and Marcus Chambers need to get safely through to their finals, in the 110 hurdles and 400, respectively. Arthur Delaney will try to make his second straight final in the 200, and the Ducks anticipate contributions from their 1,500 contingent, led by Johnny Gregorek. Finally, the multis get started; in the decathlon, a scratch by UCLA's Marcus Nilsson opens the door for Oregon to get points not only from Dakotah Keys, but hopefully Mitch Modin as well.
What to Watch Elsewhere: As far as the team race goes, anyone wearing a singlet from Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas or LSU is worth following. In the day's field event finals, Texas A&M has two potential scorers in the pole vault, in Audie Wyatt and Chase Wolfle; Oregon doesn't have a pole vaulter, but neither do any of the other top teams have 10,000-meter entrants, where Cheserek and Jenkins can pay huge dividends for the Ducks. The Aggies also anticipate points from Ioannis Kyriazis in the javelin. Florida's Marquis Dendy is a contender in the long jump, and his teammate Stipe Zunic will score in the shot put.
The Gators have a ton of talent in the sprint preliminaries as usual, including Dedric Dukes (100/200), Najee Glass (400) and two potential scorers in the 800, Ryan Schnulle and Andres Arroyo. A&M boasts Shavez Hart in the 100 and 200, and star 400 runner Deon Lendore. Vernon Norwood leads the LSU sprint contingent in the 400. Individual standouts to watch include Baylor sprinter Trayvon Bromell, defending champ in the 100; USC football star Adoree Jackson in the long jump; and Texas shot putter Ryan Crouser, a native of Oregon.
Editor, GoDucks.com
What to watch at Wednesday's session of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. Under the meet's new format, this opening day of the championship includes men's finals in the 10,000 meters and five field events, men's preliminary rounds on the track and the start to the decathlon and heptathlon.
Live stream: ESPN3, 11 a.m. PT
Broadcast window: ESPNU, 4-7:30 p.m. PT
THE SCHEDULE (Oregon entrants)
11 a.m.: Heptathlon, 100 hurdles (Ashlee Moore)
11:30 a.m.: Decathlon, 100 (Dakotah Keys, Mitch Modin, Joe Delgado)
Noon: Heptathlon, high jump (Moore)
12:15 p.m.: Decathlon, long jump (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
1:30 p.m.: Hammer throw (Greg Skipper)
1:30 p.m.: Decathlon, shot put (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
2:45 p.m.: Heptathlon, shot put (Moore)
2:45 p.m.: Decathlon, high jump (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
4 p.m.: Pole vault
4 p.m.: 4x100 relay (Oregon)
4:14 p.m.: 1,500 meters (Johnny Gregorek, Blake Haney, Daniel Winn)
4:28 p.m.: Heptathlon, 200 (Moore)
4:38 p.m.: 3,000 steeplechase (Tanguy Pepiot)
5 p.m.: Javelin (Sam Crouser)
5:02 p.m.: 110 hurdles (Johnathan Cabral)
5:15 p.m.: Long jump (Trevor Ferguson, Nate Moore)
5:16 p.m.: 100 meters
5:30 p.m.: Shot put
5:30 p.m.: 400 meters (Marcus Chambers)
5:44 p.m.: Decathlon, 400 (Keys, Modin, Delgado)
5:54 p.m. 800 meters
6:10 p.m.: 400 hurdles
6:24 p.m.: 200 meters (Arthur Delaney)
6:43 p.m.: 10,000 meters, final (Edward Cheserek, Eric Jenkins)
7:28 p.m.: 4x400 relay (Oregon)
The Big Stories for the Ducks: Oregon's quest to follow its NCAA Indoor title with another outdoors begins. The day's only final on the track could — and might need to — yield huge points for the home team, with Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins having the potential to go 1-2 in the 10,000 meters. The Ducks have another individual title contender in Sam Crouser, who clinched a win in the javelin at last year's meet on his final throw. That beat Raymond Dykstra of Kentucky, who turned the tables on Crouser at this year's Pepsi Invitational and won on his own final throw. The two go head-to-head again here.
Not to be Overlooked: The Ducks also figure to get valuable team points in the hammer from Greg Skipper, who will try to improve on last year's fourth-place finish. Nate Moore and Trevor Ferguson could give Oregon's team total a boost by breaking into the top eight in the long jump. On the track, Johnathan Cabral and Marcus Chambers need to get safely through to their finals, in the 110 hurdles and 400, respectively. Arthur Delaney will try to make his second straight final in the 200, and the Ducks anticipate contributions from their 1,500 contingent, led by Johnny Gregorek. Finally, the multis get started; in the decathlon, a scratch by UCLA's Marcus Nilsson opens the door for Oregon to get points not only from Dakotah Keys, but hopefully Mitch Modin as well.
What to Watch Elsewhere: As far as the team race goes, anyone wearing a singlet from Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas or LSU is worth following. In the day's field event finals, Texas A&M has two potential scorers in the pole vault, in Audie Wyatt and Chase Wolfle; Oregon doesn't have a pole vaulter, but neither do any of the other top teams have 10,000-meter entrants, where Cheserek and Jenkins can pay huge dividends for the Ducks. The Aggies also anticipate points from Ioannis Kyriazis in the javelin. Florida's Marquis Dendy is a contender in the long jump, and his teammate Stipe Zunic will score in the shot put.
The Gators have a ton of talent in the sprint preliminaries as usual, including Dedric Dukes (100/200), Najee Glass (400) and two potential scorers in the 800, Ryan Schnulle and Andres Arroyo. A&M boasts Shavez Hart in the 100 and 200, and star 400 runner Deon Lendore. Vernon Norwood leads the LSU sprint contingent in the 400. Individual standouts to watch include Baylor sprinter Trayvon Bromell, defending champ in the 100; USC football star Adoree Jackson in the long jump; and Texas shot putter Ryan Crouser, a native of Oregon.
