Friday, March 8
Birmingham, AL
10:00 AM
University of Arizona
vs
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Arizona Athletics
Geist, Lowe, Villarreal Set for NCAA Championships
03/06/2019 | Track and Field
Tucson, Ariz. –– The University of Arizona track and field program will send Jordan Geist, Lillian Lowe and Carlos Villarreal to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday, March 8th in Birmingham, Ala. UAB and the Birmingham Crossplex will play host to this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.
"The NCAA Indoor Meet is probably the greatest championships that the NCAA has, if not one of the greatest period in all of athletics," said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. "You only take the top 16 athletes per event. It is not about head to head competition prior coming in. You have to get to this meet based upon time. You have to have a performance. You can't get caught into, say in the mile, a soft race and end up out kicking everyone to get in. You have to be one of the top performers in the country. That's what makes this meet so exciting. A lot of teams don't get anyone here but to have three athletes here that legitimately have an opportunity to be first team All-Americans if not win a championship is definitely an honor for the University of Arizona."
Coverage: A complete recap of the NCAA Indoor Championships will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates. The meet will be broadcasted by ESPN.
Broadcast Schedule
Friday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m. MST (ESPN3)
Saturday, March 9 at 3 p.m. MST (ESPN3)
Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. MST (ESPN | Tape Delay)
Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m. MST (ESPNU | Re-Air)
Last Time Out: The Cats competed in the MPSF Championships in Seattle, Wash. Jordan Geist claimed the shot put title and Lillian Lowe claimed her second MPSF high jump championship.
Jordan Geist is slated to compete in the shot put for the second year in a row. The Knoch, Penn. native punched his ticket to the national contest with a season-best mark of 21.15m (69-4.75) set at the Texas Tech Shootout. He is currently ranked No. 2 on the NCAA list and is sixth in the world rankings. Most recently, Geist took the MPSF shot put title and finished second in the weight throw.
Lillian Lowe advanced to her first NCAA Indoor Championships to compete in the high jump. The junior cleared a personal-best 1.82m (5-11.5) to set the No. 10 NCAA mark at the Texas Tech Shootout to punch her ticket. Most recently, Lowe took first in high jump at the MPSF Championships.
Carlos Villarreal clocked his third sub-4 mile at the UW Last Chance Meet and will compete in his second NCAA Championships. He earned All-America honors last year in the mile run. The Rio Rico product will head to Birmingham ranked third in the NCAA. Most recently, Villarreal took fifth in the 5K at the MPSF Championships.
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"The NCAA Indoor Meet is probably the greatest championships that the NCAA has, if not one of the greatest period in all of athletics," said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. "You only take the top 16 athletes per event. It is not about head to head competition prior coming in. You have to get to this meet based upon time. You have to have a performance. You can't get caught into, say in the mile, a soft race and end up out kicking everyone to get in. You have to be one of the top performers in the country. That's what makes this meet so exciting. A lot of teams don't get anyone here but to have three athletes here that legitimately have an opportunity to be first team All-Americans if not win a championship is definitely an honor for the University of Arizona."
Coverage: A complete recap of the NCAA Indoor Championships will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates. The meet will be broadcasted by ESPN.
Broadcast Schedule
Friday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m. MST (ESPN3)
Saturday, March 9 at 3 p.m. MST (ESPN3)
Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. MST (ESPN | Tape Delay)
Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m. MST (ESPNU | Re-Air)
Last Time Out: The Cats competed in the MPSF Championships in Seattle, Wash. Jordan Geist claimed the shot put title and Lillian Lowe claimed her second MPSF high jump championship.
Jordan Geist is slated to compete in the shot put for the second year in a row. The Knoch, Penn. native punched his ticket to the national contest with a season-best mark of 21.15m (69-4.75) set at the Texas Tech Shootout. He is currently ranked No. 2 on the NCAA list and is sixth in the world rankings. Most recently, Geist took the MPSF shot put title and finished second in the weight throw.
Lillian Lowe advanced to her first NCAA Indoor Championships to compete in the high jump. The junior cleared a personal-best 1.82m (5-11.5) to set the No. 10 NCAA mark at the Texas Tech Shootout to punch her ticket. Most recently, Lowe took first in high jump at the MPSF Championships.
Carlos Villarreal clocked his third sub-4 mile at the UW Last Chance Meet and will compete in his second NCAA Championships. He earned All-America honors last year in the mile run. The Rio Rico product will head to Birmingham ranked third in the NCAA. Most recently, Villarreal took fifth in the 5K at the MPSF Championships.
FOLLOW THE WILDCATS
Fans can keep up with the latest in Arizona Track & Field by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/ArizonaTrack), Twitter (@ArizonaTrack), Instagram (arizonatrack) and YouTube (Youtube.com/arizonawildcatstrack) accounts.
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