Friday, March 8
Birmingham, Ala.
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NCAA Indoor Championship
Wasike and Forrest Begin NCAA Indoor Competition This Weekend
March 07, 2019 | Track & Field
Wasike will run on Friday while Forrest will compete on Saturday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Drocas Wasike and Makenli Forrest will be competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. Wasike will run in the 5,000 meters on Friday while Forrest will compete in the women's weight throw on Saturday.
The championships, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Birmingham, will begin Friday, March 8 and conclude on Saturday, March 9.
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.
Wasike will run on Friday night at 9:07 p.m. Eastern time. 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 in the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters. She currently ranks fifth in the nation in the 5,000 meters.
Forrest will start competition in the weight throw at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. 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.
The championships, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Birmingham, will begin Friday, March 8 and conclude on Saturday, March 9.
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.
Wasike will run on Friday night at 9:07 p.m. Eastern time. 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 in the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters. She currently ranks fifth in the nation in the 5,000 meters.
Forrest will start competition in the weight throw at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. 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.
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