Friday, March 9
College Station, Texas
6:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
NCAA Indoor Championships
Cashin Advances to Mile Final at NCAA Meet
March 09, 2018 08:18 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt senior Amy Cashin of the West Virginia University track and field team qualified for the finals of the women's mile at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, in College Station, Texas, on Friday.
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Cashin crossed the finish line in 4:40.15 in the preliminary race, finishing in fifth place in her heat and sixth overall. With the performance, the Werribee, Victoria, Australia, native advanced to Saturday's event final at Texas A&M University's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The race is set for 5:20 p.m. ET.
"Amy was fantastic tonight," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "I thought she ran a near-perfect race to put herself in position to qualify for the final. Amy joins a very exclusive club in garnering this honor. Tomorrow provides one last hurrah for what has been an outstanding indoor career at WVU."
Cashin, who took part in her first indoor national meet of her collegiate career on Friday, opened the two-day competition for WVU's two national qualifiers. The top-10 finishers from the preliminaries qualified for Saturday's women's mile final, including the top four from each of the event's two heats, as well as the next two fastest times.
Cashin is joined by redshirt junior Madelin Gardner at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Gardner qualified for the women's pole vault, which is scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m.
Gardner, who was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday, set the school's indoor pole vault record four times this season. The Williamstown, West Virginia, native earned a season-best mark of 4.37 meters (14 feet, 4 inches) at the Akron Invitational on Feb. 3.
ESPN3 will provide a live stream of the championship meet. Coverage of Saturday's action is set to begin at 5 p.m. A re-air of the championship will take place on Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Live stats for the event are available at NCAA.com.
Fans also can find additional information on the NCAA Indoor Championships at the event's championship headquarters.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Meet Schedule | Live Results | Live Video | Championship Headquarters
Cashin crossed the finish line in 4:40.15 in the preliminary race, finishing in fifth place in her heat and sixth overall. With the performance, the Werribee, Victoria, Australia, native advanced to Saturday's event final at Texas A&M University's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The race is set for 5:20 p.m. ET.
"Amy was fantastic tonight," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "I thought she ran a near-perfect race to put herself in position to qualify for the final. Amy joins a very exclusive club in garnering this honor. Tomorrow provides one last hurrah for what has been an outstanding indoor career at WVU."
Cashin, who took part in her first indoor national meet of her collegiate career on Friday, opened the two-day competition for WVU's two national qualifiers. The top-10 finishers from the preliminaries qualified for Saturday's women's mile final, including the top four from each of the event's two heats, as well as the next two fastest times.
Cashin is joined by redshirt junior Madelin Gardner at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Gardner qualified for the women's pole vault, which is scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m.
Gardner, who was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday, set the school's indoor pole vault record four times this season. The Williamstown, West Virginia, native earned a season-best mark of 4.37 meters (14 feet, 4 inches) at the Akron Invitational on Feb. 3.
ESPN3 will provide a live stream of the championship meet. Coverage of Saturday's action is set to begin at 5 p.m. A re-air of the championship will take place on Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Live stats for the event are available at NCAA.com.
Fans also can find additional information on the NCAA Indoor Championships at the event's championship headquarters.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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