MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Three members of the West Virginia University track and field team represent the Mountaineers at the 2014 Division I NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore.

 

The top 12 finishers in each event at both the NCAA East and West Preliminaries held May 29-31 qualified for the finals.

 

"This meet is the culmination of 14 years of very hard work at the collegiate level by these young women," says coach Sean Cleary. "Combined they have been in collegiate competition for 14 years and today find themselves competing against the best young track and field athletes in the world."

 

Seniors Sarah Martinelli and Stormy Nesbit, as well as junior Allison Lasnicki will all be competing for an individual national championship.

 

"The NCAA Championships is the finest display of emerging talent that will feed directly into the Olympic games in 2016," Cleary says. "These three young ladies have done themselves, their team, university and the entire state very proud to be competing at this level. 

 

"I am very proud to be with them on this trip. Over the next few days we will compete hard and take advantage of this great opportunity."

 

Martinelli will be the first Mountaineer in competition, participating in the 3,000-meter steeplechase semifinals on Wednesday, June 11, at 9:45 p.m., ET. In her most recent outing, Martinelli recorded the second-fastest time in school history (10:10.25) in the event at the NCAA East Prelims.

 

The Morgantown, W.Va., native will look to advance to the finals of the 3,000 steeple held on Friday, June 13, at 8:35 p.m., ET. The top five times in each heat, as well as the other two best overall times will advance to Friday night’s finals.

 

Lasnicki is scheduled to participate in the finals of the 10,000 meters on Thursday, June 12, at 10:15 p.m., ET. Lasnicki is the only WVU competitor with prior experience at the NCAA Finals in Eugene, as she finished ninth overall in the 10,000 meters a season ago.

 

Nesbit will compete in the triple jump finals on Friday, June 13, at 6:25 p.m., ET. Nesbit recorded the best mark in school history (13.19 meters) in the event at the NCAA East Prelims to qualify her for the finals.

 

ESPNU and ESPN3.com will provide live coverage of the events throughout the week.

 

Information and results following each day of competition can be found at WVUsports.com.