Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Head To NCAA Championships
June 08, 2009 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
June 8, 2009
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The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's and women's track and field squads send their top performers to compete at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., from June 10-13.
On The Air
Friday's action will be televised live on CBS College Sports from 6-9 p.m. Saturday's action will be live on CBS from noon-2 p.m. The action on Wednesday and Thursday will not be televised.
There will be live streaming through NCAA.com and ArkansasRazorbacks.com whenever CBS College Sports and CBS are not airing events live.
Oklahoma State Competitors
Men
German Fernandez (1,500m)
Colby Lowe (5,000m)
Ryan Vail (5,000m)
Women
Baiba Blumbaha (Triple jump)
Merritt Dietz (Discus throw)
Tone Hjalmarsen (10,000m)
OSU's Schedule at the NCAA Championships
Wednesday, June 10
M: 5,000m prelims - 9:25 pm (Lowe, Vail)
Thursday, June 11
W: Discus prelims - 10:30 a.m. (Dietz)
M: 1,500m prelims - 8:10 p.m. (Fernandez)
W: 10,000m finals - 8:55 p.m. (Hjalmarsen)
Friday, June 12
W: Triple Jump prelims - 3:00 p.m. (Blumbaha)
M: 5,000m finals - 8:40 p.m. (Lowe, Vail)
Saturday, June 13
W: Discus finals - 12:00 p.m. (Dietz)
W: Triple Jump finals - 12:00 p.m. (Blumbaha)
M: 1,500m finals - 1:21 p.m. (Fernandez)
OSU On The NCAA's Descending Order List
M: 1,500m - Fernandez (7th, 3:40.04)
M: 5,000m - Vail (10th, 13:37.06) and Lowe (38th - 13:57.06)
W: Discus - Dietz (11th - 54.09m)
W: 10,000m - Hjalmarsen (28th, 34:29.63)
W: Triple jump - Blumbaha (17th - 13.02m)
Last Time Out: NCAA Midwest Regional
An event title in the men's 1,500 meters from German Fernandez and a school record in the women's triple jump from Baiba Blumbaha highlighted OSU's showing at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships.
Fernandez won the 1,500m final in 3:43.09 and Blumbaha jumped 13.02 meters to shatter the school record.
Other highlighted performances came from Merritt Dietz in the women's discus throw (fourth - 51.07 meters) and from Ryan Vail in the men's 5,000 meters (third-14:03.88).
School Record-Holders On Display
A number of Cowboys and Cowgirls who qualified for the NCAA Championships are OSU record-holders. The list:
Men
German Fernandez: Mile (3:55.02), 3,000m (7:47.97), 5,000m (13:31.78)
Women
Baiba Blumbaha: Triple jump (13.02m)
Merritt Dietz: Discus throw (56.18m)
NCAA Championships Experience
Of Oklahoma State's 2009 NCAA qualifiers, only Ryan Vail and Tone Hjalmarsen have competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships previously.
Vail placed 17th in the 5,000 meters at the 2007 national meet and earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters last year.
Hjalmarsen placed 17th in the 5,000 meters at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
