14 Cats Set for NCAA Championships in Eugene - University of Arizona Athletics

Wednesday, June 6

Eugene, OR

10:00 AM

University of Arizona

NCAA Championships

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06/04/2018 | Track and Field

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By: Arizona Athletics

Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Track and Field Program is set to send eight ladies and six men to compete in 10 events at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. beginning on June 6th.

ESPN will provide full coverage throughout all four days of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The first two days will be broadcast live on ESPN2, beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. The two championship days will be aired live on ESPN, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. All field events throughout each of the four days will be available to stream live on ESPN3/WatchESPN.

Women's Entries
4x100-Meter Relay (Thursday June 7th @ 4:02 p.m.) – Savaughn Christman, Tatum Waggoner, Pamela White, and Brena Andrews
4x400-Meter Relay (Thursday, June 7th @7:18 p.m.) – Diana Gajda, Karolina Pahlitzsch, Katelin Warren, and Tatum Waggoner
Heptathlon (Friday, June 8th @ 12:30 p.m.) – Alyssa Thompson

Men's Entries
3K Steeplechase (Wednesday, June 6th @ 5:02 p.m.) – Bailey Roth
800-Meter Run (Wednesday, June 6th @ 6:14 p.m.) – Collins Kibet
400-Meter Hurdles (Wednesday, June 6th @ 6:30 p.m.) – Maksims Sincukovs
Shot Put (Wednesday, June 6th @ 6:40 p.m.) – Jordan Geist
High Jump (Friday June 9th @ 5:00 p.m.) – Bryant O'Georgia
Discus (Friday, June 9th @ 5:05 p.m.) – Turner Washington, Jordan Geist

Coverage: A complete recap of the NCAA Championships will be available on ArizonaWildcats.com following the competition. You can follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.

Last Time Out: The Cats competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, Calif. where the Cats punched nine entries to the NCAA Championships.

Knochness Monster: Freshman Jordan Geist was named the USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year for the 2018 outdoor season. The freshman is ranked fourth nationally in the shot put with a mark of 20.41m (66-11½) and 26th nationally in the discus throw with a mark of 57.56m (188-10). A three-time Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week, Geist became the first freshman in Pac-12 history to win both the shot put and discus titles at the same conference championships and will compete in both events in Eugene.

Senior Sendoff: Eight Wildcats will close out their Arizona Track and Field careers in Eugene. Brena Andrews, Savaughn Christman, Collins Kibet, Karolina Pahlitzsch, Bryant O'Georgia, Katelin Warren, Bailey Roth, and Alyssa Thompson will make their final appearance for the Cats.

Double Duty: Redshirt junior Tatum Waggoner and freshman Jordan Geist are set to compete in two events in the NCAA Championships. Waggoner will compete in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. Geist will compete in the shot put and discus throw events.

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