NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston preview: Full schedule & how to watch live
The top collegiate track and field athletes are set to compete in the first of two national championship events - the first being indoors this weekend (7-9 March) in Boston. See a full preview.
Athletics
The best collegiate track and field athletes are set to converge on Boston, Massachusetts, for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend (7-9 March).
The event features 16 athletes in each of the individual and combined events, as well as the top 12 teams in the relays.
Arkansas are the reigning champions in both the men's and women's team events.
Event start lists will be posted by the NCAA on Wednesday (6 March), though initial entries include:
- Florida distance star Parker Valby (300m & 5000m);
- Texas Tech sprinter Terrence Jones (60m, 200m);
- Alia Armstrong of LSU (60m hurdles);
- Tarsis Orogot of Alabama (200m);
- Texas jumper Ackelia Smith (long jump);
- Stanford's Ky Robinson (3000m & 5000m);
- Shaun Maswanganyi, Houston (60m, 200m);
- Arkansas' Rosey Effiong (200m, 400m);
- Michaela Rose, LSU (800m) and
- Leo Neugebauer of Texas (heptathlon).
Also set to compete is Christopher Morales Williams of Georgia, the 19-year-old Canadian who set a new world record in the 400m indoors (44.49) in late February.
Germany's Neugebauer, the reigning outdoor champion in the heptathlon, has the top qualifying score. Jones, who competes internationally for the Bahamas, has the fastest 60m (6.49) and 200m (20.28) times so far this season, too.
NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships: Schedule
All times listed are local Boston time, Eastern Standard (EST, GMT -5).
Thursday, 7 March
18:00 - Men's weight throw prelims & finals
20:00 - Women's weight throw prelim & finals
Friday, 8 March
14:00 - Men's pole vault final
16:00 - Men's long jump prelims & final
16:00 - Men's track event semi-finals underway
17:20 - Men's 5000m final
18:00 - Men's distance medley relay final; women's pole vault final
19:00 - Women's long jump prelims & finals
19:00 - Women's track event semi-finals underway
20:20 - Women's 5000m final
21:00 - Women's distance medley relay final
Saturday, 9 March
All events listed are finals unless otherwise noted.
13:00 - Men's & women's high jump
14:45 - Men's shot put prelims & finals
15:30 - Men's triple jump; heptathlon concludes (1000m)
16:00 - Men's mile
16:10 - Men's 60m
16:20 - Men's 400m
16:30 - Men's 800m
16:40 - Men's 60m hurdles
16:50 - Men's 200m
17:00 - Men's 3000m
17:20 - 4x400m relay
17:45 - Women's shot put prelims & finals
18:30 - Women's triple jump prelims & finals
19:00 - Women's mile
19:10 - Women's 60m
19:20 - Women's 400m
19:30 - Womens' 800m
19:40 - Women's 60m hurdles
19:50 - Women's 200m
20:00 - Women's 3000m
20:20 - Women's 4x400m relay
For a full schedule of the action, click here.
NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships: How to watch live
In the U.S., fans can watch the action streaming live on ESPN+, with an encore presentation Monday (11 March) on ESPNU.