This Friday and Saturday (March 13-14), the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place at the University of Arkansas. Four Owls will compete:

Men

Heptathlon: Scott Filip

Event begins Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the 60 meters. Also on the first day are long jump, shot put and high jump. On Saturday, the competitors will resume at 10:45 a.m. with the 60 meter hurdles, followed by the pole vault and concluding with the 1000 meters.

Here are the competitors, with their best point totals so far this season:

1 Garrett Scantling JR Georgia 6036
2 Maicel Uibo JR Georgia 5909
3 Mike Morgan JR Buffalo 5797
4 Luca Wieland SO Minnesota 5787
5 Scott Filip SO Rice 5785
6 Tim Ehrhardt SO Michigan State 5741
7 Wolf Mahler SO Texas 5717
8 Marcus Nilsson SR UCLA 5709
9 Stephen Keller JR Indiana 5706
10 Andre Dorsey SR Kennesaw State 5668
11 Bilal Abdullah JR Kennesaw State 5625

NOTES:

Scantling (USA) is ranked #11 in the world; Uibo (EST) is #21; Morgan (USA) is #32, Wieland (SWI) is #33 and Filip is #34.

Men (continued)

Pole Vault: Chris Pillow

This event will take place on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Here are the competitors, with their best marks this season:

Event 12 Men Pole Vault
Friday 3/13/2015 - 6:00 PM
Progression: 5.20 (17' 0½")- 5.30 (17' 4½")- 5.40 (17' 8½")- 5.45 (17' 10½") then 5cm (a little more than 1' 7½")
5-Alive jumping format until fewer than nine.
60 minute warm-up
American: 5.96m (19' 6½") 3/3/2001 Lawrence Johnson
Collegiate: 5.90m (19' 4¼") 2/14/2015 Shawn Barber
NCAA Meet: 5.85m (19' 2¼") 3/6/1999 Jacob Davis
Facility: 5.90m (19' 4¼") 2/14/2015 Shawn Barber
5.50m +

Name Yr School Seed Mark

1 Shawn Barber JR Akron 5.90m (19' 2¼")
2 Andrew Irwin SR Arkansas 5.75m (18' 10¼")
3 Jake Blankenship JR Tennessee 5.70m (18' 8¼")
4 Chris Pillow SR Rice 5.60m (18' 4½")
5 Michael Woepse SR UCLA 5.55m (18' 2½")
6 Joey Uhle SR Air Force 5.55m (18' 2½")
7 Chris Uhle SR Virginia Tech 5.52m (18' 1¼")
8 Reese Watson JR Texas 5.51m (18' 1")
9 Chase Wolfle JR Texas A&M 5.50m (18' 0½")
10 Dylan Bell JR Air Force 5.50m (18' 0½")
11 Jax Thoirs JR Washington 5.50m (18' 0½")
12 Casey Bowen JR Kansas 5.48m (17' 11¾")
13 Lev Marcus FR Washington 5.47m (17' 11¼")
14 Grant Sisserson SO Cornell 5.47m (17' 11¼")
15 Adrian Valles FR Cincinnati 5.47m (17' 11¼")
16 Steven Cahoy SO Nebraska 5.46m (17' 11")

NOTES:

Barber, a Canadian who attended Kingwood Park High School, is ranked #2 in the world, only behind the world indoor record holder, Renaud Lavillenie of France.

Irwin is #9 in the world, Blankenship is #11, and Pillow is #26.

Men (continued):

Long Jump: Ben Pressley

This event will take place on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Here are the competitors, with their best marks this season:

Event 13 Men Long Jump
Friday 3/13/2015 - 6:00 PM
One single flight. Top 9 advance to a reverse-order Final.
Break ties where possible.
Warm-ups: 45 minute general.
10 min warm-up for final if needed.
American: 8.79m (28' 10") 1/27/1984 Carl Lewis
Collegiate: 8.59m (28' 2") 3/1/2002 Miguel Pate
NCAA Meet: 8.48m (27' 9¾") 3/13/1981 Carl Lewis
Facility: 8.41m (27' 7") 2/13/2004 Savante Stringfellow
7.85m +

Name Yr School Seed Mark

1 Jarrion Lawson JR Arkansas 8.03m (26' 4¼")
2 Marquis Dendy SR Florida 8.02m (26' 3¾")
3 Roelf Pienaar SO Arkansas State 7.97m (26' 1¾")
4 Jonathan Addison JR NC State 7.88m (25' 10¼")
5 Aaron George SO Texas State 7.87m (25' 10")
6 Keniel Grant SO Texas Tech 7.86m (25' 9½")
7 Cameron Hudson JR Alabama 7.84m (25' 8¾")
8 KeAndre Bates FR Florida 7.84m (25' 8¾")
9 Trey McRae SR Charlotte 7.82m (25' 8")
10 Bryan McBride SR Arizona State 7.79m (25' 6¾")
11 Basil Fares JR Texas 7.79m (25' 6¾")
12 Cameron Echols- Luper SO TCU 7.72m (25' 4")
13 Ben Pressley SR Rice 7.70m (25' 3¼")
14 Jalen Ramsey SO Florida State 7.69m (25' 2¾")
15 Jordan Latimer FR Akron 7.69m (25' 2¾")
16 Allan Hamilton JR New Mexico 7.69m (25' 2¾")

NOTES:

Lawson (USA) is #13 in the world, Dendy (USA) is #17, and Pienaar (RSA) is #21.

(03-09-2015 04:04 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  Barber, a Canadian who attended Kingwood Park High School, is ranked #2 in the world, only behind the world indoor record holder, Renaud Lavillenie of France.

Irwin is #9 in the world, Blankenship is #11, and Pillow is #26.

How did he end up at Akron? Impressive pole vault field.

Women

Shot Put: Claire Uke

This event will take place on Saturday at 3:45 p.m.

Here are the competitors, with their best marks this season:

Saturday 3/14/2015 - 3:45 PM

One single flight. Top 9 advance to a reverse-order Final.
Break ties where possible.
Warm-ups: 45 minute general.
10 min warm-up for final if needed.
American: 19.89m (65' 3") 2/11/2012 Jill Camarena-Williams
Collegiate: 19.22m (63' 0½") 3/9/2013 Tia Brooks
NCAA Meet: 19.22m (63' 0½") 3/9/2013 Tia Brooks
Facility: 19.89m (65' 3") 2/11/2012 Jillian Camerena-Williams
16.90m +

Name Yr School Seed Mark

1 Tori Bliss SR LSU 18.31m (60' 1")
2 Raven Saunders FR So. Illinois 17.99m (59' 0¼")
3 Claire Uke SR Rice 17.95m (58' 10¾")
4 Danniel Thomas JR Kent State 17.71m (58' 1¼")
5 Jill Rushin SR Missouri 17.61m (57' 9½")
6 Dani Winters JR Kansas State 17.45m (57' 3")
7 Kelsey Card JR Wisconsin 17.25m (56' 7¼")
8 Cassie Wertman JR Tennessee 17.16m (56' 3¾")
9 Nikki Okwelogu SO Harvard 17.12m (56' 2")
10 Kearsten Peoples SR Missouri 17.03m (55' 10½")
11 Brittany Mann SO Oregon 16.93m (55' 6½")
12 Amelia Strickler JR Miami (Ohio) 16.91m (55' 5¾")
13 Rachel Fatherly JR Penn State 16.91m (55' 5¾")
14 Ashley Gaston SR So. Illinois 16.86m (55' 3¾")
15 Torie Owers SO UCLA 16.83m (55' 2¾")
16 Chase Ealey JR Oklahoma State 16.71m (54' 10")

NOTES:

Bliss (USA) is ranked #9 in the world; Saunders (USA) is ranked #12 and Uke (USA) is #15.

(03-09-2015 04:59 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 04:04 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  Barber, a Canadian who attended Kingwood Park High School, is ranked #2 in the world, only behind the world indoor record holder, Renaud Lavillenie of France.

Irwin is #9 in the world, Blankenship is #11, and Pillow is #26.

How did he end up at Akron? Impressive pole vault field.

I cannot comment here on Barber, other than to say that he was not a candidate for Rice.

LINK to LIVE RESULTS.

In the first event of the Heptathlon, Scott Filip had the 2nd fastest time in the 60 meters (6.99 seconds), worth 886 points. The athletes are now warming up for the long jump.

Note: Maicel Uibo (Georgia), who came in with the second highest point total this season, has withdrawn from the competition.

Right now, Scott Filip has the 5th best jump (23' 2¾").

Everyone can follow the event, jump by jump, by going to the results link, clicking on the Heptathlon long jump, and then clicking on "Field Series".

(03-13-2015 10:55 AM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  Right now, Scott Filip has the 5th best jump (23' 2¾").

Everyone can follow the event, jump by jump, by going to the results link, clicking on the Heptathlon long jump, and then clicking on "Field Series".

Although he improved his length in his third jump, Scott's now down to 7th: 7.20 meters (23' 7½").

But another Owl -- Kennesaw State Junior computer science major, Bilal Abdullah -- is off the a hot start, with the best 60m and long jump results so far.

Compared to Filip, how well does Bilal typically do in the other events?

(03-13-2015 11:12 AM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(03-13-2015 10:55 AM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  Right now, Scott Filip has the 5th best jump (23' 2¾").

Everyone can follow the event, jump by jump, by going to the results link, clicking on the Heptathlon long jump, and then clicking on "Field Series".

Although he improved his length in his third jump, Scott's now down to 7th: 7.20 meters (23' 7½").

But another Owl -- Kennesaw State Junior computer science major, Bilal Abdullah -- is off the a hot start, with the best 60m and long jump results so far.

Compared to Filip, how well does Bilal typically do in the other events?

Their best this year in the long jump is 7.17 meters. Tied. So, while Scott's 7.20 was a season best, that 7.65 by Bilal was a massive improvement.

In the high jump, for 2015:

Bilal 2.15 m
Scott 2.02 m

High jump is underway.

The high jump is being held simultaneously in two flights (groups). Bilal is already at 2.07 (6' 9½") in his flight. Scott is at 1.95 (6' 4¾") in his.

(03-13-2015 01:05 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  The high jump is being held simultaneously in two flights (groups). Bilal is already at 2.07 (6' 9½") in his flight. Scott is at 1.95 (6' 4¾") in his.

Scott cleared up to 1.98m (6-6) for 785 points (8th in the event), while Bilal (and two others) topped out at 2.13m (6-11-3/4: 925 points).

Scott finishes the first day in 5th place.

The heptathlon competition resumes 10:45 a.m. Saturday with the 60m hurdles.

The men's pole vault has begun, but it will be awhile before Chris Pillow does anything, because he is passing to 5.40 (17' 8½").

The bar is at opening height, 5.20 meters (17' 0¾"). Three vaulters are out already.

In the men's long jump, the competition is in the 2nd round of jumps, with Ben Pressley in 8th place with 7.18 meters (23' 6¾").

All competitors get 3 jumps, with the top 9 advancing to finals, with 3 more jumps, going in reverse order of their standing after the first 3.

Ben Pressley fouled on his 2nd jump and has fallen to 13th.

Pole vault bar now at 5.30 (17' 4½").

3 more vaulters are out. 10 remain, as the bar goes to 5.35 meters (17' 6½").