Outdoor Track & Field

American Student-Athletes Set for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships



Twenty-five (25) student-athletes from the American Athletic Conference are set to compete at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The four-day event will be held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. June 8-11.

Cincinnati leads the way with six student-athletes competing at Tracktown, while Houston will send five of its own plus the 4x100m relay team to Oregon for the National Championships.

ESPN will broadcast portions of the meet each day live on TV as well as through its WatchESPN app (subscription required).

Wednesday, June 8 - 7:30 p.m. ET - ESPN2
Thursday, June 9 - 8:30 p.m. ET - ESPN
Friday, June 10 - 8:30 p.m. ET - ESPN
Saturday, June 11 - 6:30 p.m. ET - ESPN

UCF (2)
  • Anne-Marie Blaney (10,000m - Thursday, 10:08 p.m. ET)
  • Tayla Greene (hammer throw - Thursday, 5 p.m. ET)

Cincinnati (6)
  • Loretta Blaut (high jump - Saturday, 6 p.m. ET)
  • Annette Echikunwoke (hammer throw - Thursday, 5 p.m. ET)
  • Erika Hurd (high jump - Saturday, 6 p.m. ET )
  • Alyssa McBride (pole vault - Thursday, 8 p.m. ET)
  • Kenya Woodall (400m - Thursday, 9 p.m. ET)
  • Adrian Valles (pole vault - Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET)

UConn (1)
  • Craig Hunter (pole vault - Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET)

East Carolina (2)
  • Avion Jones (high jump - Friday, 8 p.m. ET)
  • Raqurra Ishmar (discus - Saturday, 8:05 p.m. ET)

Houston (5, plus the 4x100m relay team)
  • 4x100m relay (LeShon Collins, Mario Burke, Jacarias Martin, Cameron Burrell - Wednesday, 7:32 p.m. ET)
  • Brian Bell (800m - Friday, 9:47 p.m. ET)
  • Cameron Burrell (4x100m relay - Wednesday, 7:32 p.m. ET; 100m - Wednesday, 8:46 p.m. ET)
  • LeShon Collins (4x100m relay - Wednesday, 7:32 p.m. ET; 200m - Wednesday, 9:44 p.m. ET)
  • Isaac Williams (110m hurdles - Wednesday, 8:32 p.m. ET)
  • Amere Lattin (110m hurdles - Wednesday, 8:32 p.m. ET; 400m hurdles - 9:30 p.m. ET)

Memphis (3)
  • Carolina Carmichael (pole vault - Thursday, 8 p.m. ET)
  • Luis Hanssler (men’s decathlon - Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. ET)
  • Jordan Wesner (high jump - Friday, 8 p.m. ET)

USF (1)
  • Matthew O’Neal (triple jump – Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET)

SMU (3)
  • Latessa Johnson (200m - Thursday, 9:44 p.m. ET)
  • Tochi Nlemchi (shot put - Thursday, 9:30 p.m. ET)
  • Lucija Cvitanovic (heptathlon - Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET)

Temple (1)
  • Blanca Fernandez (5000m - Saturday, 8:25 p.m. ET)

Tulsa (1)
  • Luke Traynor (10,000m - Wednesday, 10:08 p.m. ET)