Forrest and Wasike Advance to the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships
February 27, 2019 | Track & Field
Sophomores Makenli Forrest and Dorcas Wasike will compete in Birmingham next week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville track and field team will be sending two athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships next week in at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.Â
Sophomores Makenli Forrest and Dorcas Wasike have been invited to participate at the 2018 NCAA  Indoor Championships because of their top-16 mark. Forrest will compete in the weight throw while Wasike will compete in the 5,000 meters.Â
The championships, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Birmingham, will be held March 8 and 9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time March 8 and starting at 5 p.m. Eastern time March 9. A re-air of the championship will take place starting at 10 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again Monday, March 11 starting at 10 p.m. Eastern time on ESPNU.
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Building off her first season, Forrest established herself as a strong competitor in the weight throw once again this season. Forrest set a personal best with a throw of 22.18m/72-09.25 at the Hoosier Hills. She won the event four times, finishing in the top four of all six meets this season. She earned second team All-ACC honors after finishing fourth at the ACC Championships with a throw of 20.71m/67-11.50.  She currently ranks eighth nationally in the weight throw. Â
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Wasike started off the indoor season by breaking the school record in the 5,000 meters at the BU Season Opener in December with a time of 15:14.78. She finished as the ACC runner-up in a closely contested race. Wasike won the 3,000 meters the next night at the ACC Championships with a time of 9:24.05. She earned first team All-ACC honors n the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters. She currently ranks fifth in the nation in the 5,000 meters.Â
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Sophomores Makenli Forrest and Dorcas Wasike have been invited to participate at the 2018 NCAA  Indoor Championships because of their top-16 mark. Forrest will compete in the weight throw while Wasike will compete in the 5,000 meters.Â
The championships, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Birmingham, will be held March 8 and 9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time March 8 and starting at 5 p.m. Eastern time March 9. A re-air of the championship will take place starting at 10 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again Monday, March 11 starting at 10 p.m. Eastern time on ESPNU.
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Building off her first season, Forrest established herself as a strong competitor in the weight throw once again this season. Forrest set a personal best with a throw of 22.18m/72-09.25 at the Hoosier Hills. She won the event four times, finishing in the top four of all six meets this season. She earned second team All-ACC honors after finishing fourth at the ACC Championships with a throw of 20.71m/67-11.50.  She currently ranks eighth nationally in the weight throw. Â
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Wasike started off the indoor season by breaking the school record in the 5,000 meters at the BU Season Opener in December with a time of 15:14.78. She finished as the ACC runner-up in a closely contested race. Wasike won the 3,000 meters the next night at the ACC Championships with a time of 9:24.05. She earned first team All-ACC honors n the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters. She currently ranks fifth in the nation in the 5,000 meters.Â
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