WVU Travels to Iowa to Compete at Big 12s
February 23, 2017 03:58 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University track and field team heads to Ames, Iowa, to compete at the 2017 Big 12 Indoor Championship on Feb. 24-25, at Iowa State’s Lied Recreation Athletic Facility.
The Cyclones host the two-day championship with Friday’s events starting at 11 a.m. ET and Saturday beginning at noon ET.
FloSports will provide live video coverage of the Big 12 Championship on FloTrack.org. Fans can also keep up with live stats at results.deltatiming.com. Additional championship information is available at Big12sports.com.
Three Big 12 foes are nationally ranked in the top 25 of the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA) rankings, with Baylor at No. 7, Texas at No. 8 and Kansas State at No. 12.
Within the Big 12 women’s rankings on tfrrs.org, the Mountaineers have seven athletes ranked in the top 10 in the league, while WVU’s 4x400 relay team ranks at No. 10 with a time of 4:07.72.
Junior Jillian Forsey holds the third-best time in the conference in the women’s 5,000 meters with a time of 16:14.76, and junior Maggie Drazba ranks No. 6 with a time of 16:53.89. Forsey also ranks at No. 5 in the women’s 3,000 meters with a time of 9:26.52. Redshirt freshman Candace Jones sits at No. 10 in the women’s 1,000 meter with a time of 2:53.07.
In the field events, junior Shamoya McNeil ranks No. 5 in the triple jump with a career-best mark of 12.93 meters. Holding the sixth best mark in the Big 12 in the women’s high jump, sophomore Faith Penny marked a career best 1.73 meters. Sophomore Danique Bryan is No. 9 in the women’s long jump with a career-best mark of 5.97 meters.
At last year’s Big 12 Championship, seven Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 honors for finishing within the top eight in the final events: Hannah Stone, Amy Cashin, McNeil, Rebecca Wendt, Millie Paladino and Forsey and Penny.
Texas won the 2016 Big 12 title, while West Virginia finished ninth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
WVU concluded its regular season at the Penn State Tune-Up on Feb. 18. Redshirt Candace Jones won the women’s 800 meters and WVU added a pair of top-three finishes in the women’s pole vault and women's mile.
Jones, a Bristow, Virginia, native, won the 800 meters with a career-best time of 2:10.34. In the women’s pole vault, the Mountaineers claimed a top-three finish thanks to junior Sara Finfrock. Finfrock placed third, marking an indoor career-best mark of 3.81 meters. Drazba notched a top-three finish, placing third in the women’s mile with a time of 4:56.10.
2017 Big 12 Indoor Championship Schedule of Events:
*All times Eastern and subject to change*
Day One - February 24
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MULTI EVENTS
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11:00 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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W Pentathlon
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11:45 a.m. (est.)
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High Jump (2 pits)
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W Pentathlon
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12:00 p.m.
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60-meter Dash
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M Heptathlon
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12:40 p.m. (est.)
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Long Jump
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M Heptathlon
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1:15 p.m. (est.)
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Shot Put (2 rings)
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W Pentathlon
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2:15 p.m. (est.)
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Long Jump
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W Pentathlon
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2:30 p.m. (est.)
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Shot Put (2 rings)
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M Heptathlon
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3:30 p.m. (est.)
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High Jump (2 pits)
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M Heptathlon
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4:00 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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W Pentathlon
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FIELD EVENTS
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4:00 p.m.
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Weight Throw
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W Trials & Final
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4:00 p.m.
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Pole Vault
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W Final
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5:00 p.m.
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Long Jump
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M Trials & Final
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7:00 p.m.
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Weight Throw
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M Trials & Final
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7:00 p.m.
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Pole Vault
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M Final
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7:30 p.m.
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Long jump
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W Trials & Final
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RUNNING EVENTS
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4:00 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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W Pentathlon
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4:10 p.m.
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Mile Run
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W Prelim
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4:30 p.m.
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Mile Run
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M Prelim
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4:50 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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W Semi
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5:00 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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M Semi
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5:10 p.m.
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60-meter Dash
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W Semi
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5:20 p.m.
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60-meter Dash
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M Semi
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5:30 p.m.
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600-yard Run
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W Prelim
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5:50 p.m.
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600-yard Run
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M Prelim
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6:10 p.m.
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400-meter Dash
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W Prelim
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6:30 p.m.
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400-meter Dash
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M Prelim
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6:50 p.m.
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1,000-meter Run
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W Prelim
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7:10 p.m.
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1,000-meter Run
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M Prelim
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7:30 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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W Prelim
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7:50 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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M Prelim
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8:10 p.m.
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200-meter Dash
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W Prelim
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8:30 p.m.
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200-meter Dash
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M Prelim
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8:50 p.m.
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5,000-meter Run
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W Final
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9:15 p.m.
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5,000-meter Run
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M Final
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9:40 p.m.
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DMR
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W Final
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10:00 p.m.
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DMR
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M Final
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Day Two - February 25
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MULTI EVENTS
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12:00 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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M Heptathlon
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12:45 p.m.
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Pole Vault
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M Heptathlon
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3:50 p.m. (est.)
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1,000-meter Run
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M Heptathlon
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FIELD EVENTS
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1:00 p.m.
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High Jump
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W Final
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1:00 p.m.
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Triple Jump
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M Trials & Final
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1:00 p.m.
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Shot Put
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W Trials & Final
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4:00 p.m.
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Triple Jump
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W Trials & Final
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4:00 p.m.
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Shot Put
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M Trials & Final
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4:00 p.m.
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High Jump
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M Final
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RUNNING EVENTS
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12:00 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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M Heptathlon
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2:25 p.m.
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National Anthem
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2:30 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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W Final
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2:40 p.m.
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60-meter Hurdles
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M Final
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2:50 p.m.
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60-meter Dash
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W Final
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3:00 p.m.
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60-meter Dash
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M Final
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3:10 p.m.
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Mile Run
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W Final
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3:20 p.m.
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Mile Run
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M Final
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3:30 p.m.
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600-yard Run
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W Final
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3:40 p.m.
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600-yard Run
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M Final
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3:50 p.m.
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1,000-meter Run
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M Heptathlon
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4:00 p.m.
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400-meter Dash
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W Final
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4:10 p.m.
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400-meter Dash
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M Final
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4:20 p.m.
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1,000-meter Run
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W Final
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4:30 p.m.
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1,000-meter Run
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M Final
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4:40 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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W Final
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4:50 p.m.
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800-meter Run
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M Final
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5:00 p.m.
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200-meter Dash
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W Final
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5:10 p.m.
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200-meter Dash
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M Final
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5:20 p.m.
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3,000-meter Run
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W Final
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5:45 p.m.
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3,000-meter Run
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M Final
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6:10 p.m.
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4x400-meter Relay
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W Final
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6:25 p.m.
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4x400-meter Relay
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M Final
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7:00 p.m. (est.)
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Awards Ceremony
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