USTFCCCA News & Notes
Division I ITF Season Starts In Earnest This Weekend
NEW ORLEANS — Business is about to pick up in NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field.
If last weekend’s slate was an appetizer, we’re about to get the first serving of the main course.
Many of the men’s and women’s teams that were featured in the top-25 of the preseason edition of our National Team Computer Rankings will be in action this weekend.
QUICK LINKS: Men’s Top-25 Release | Women’s Top-25 Release
That also means that many of the student-athletes on the Bowerman Watch List, for both the men and women, will compete.
BOWERMAN WATCH LIST: Men’s | Women’s
This weekend, however, won’t hold a candle to the one coming up in eight weeks’ time. That’s when the best of the best will converge on the Crossplex Arena in Birmingham, Alabama from March 11-12 for the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
First things first: Let’s take a look at the biggest meets of this weekend. For a complete overview, be sure to check out of info page.
Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
Date(s): Saturday, January 16 | Meet Information
Men’s Teams: No. 2 Texas, No. 7 TCU, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 19 South Carolina
Women’s Teams: No. 3 Texas, No. 11 Baylor, No. 21 Texas A&M
Watch List: Ronnie Baker, TCU; Chad Noelle, Oklahoma State; Shamier Little, Texas A&M; Shelbi Vaughan, Texas A&M; Demi Payne, unattached
Washington Indoor Preview
Date(s): Saturday, January 16 | Start List
Men’s Teams: No. 3 Oregon, No. 8 Washington, No. 13 Stanford
Women’s Teams: No. 5 Oregon, No. 13 Stanford, No. 18 Washington
Watch List: Raevyn Rogers, Oregon
Virginia Tech Invitational
Date(s): Friday, January 15-Saturday, January 16 | Start List
Men’s Teams: No. 4 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 18 Virginia, No. 19 South Carolina
Women’s Teams: No. 22 Clemson
Arkansas Invitational
Date(s): Friday, January 15 | Live Results
Men’s Teams: No. 10 Arkansas, No. 17 Texas Tech, No. 23 Tulsa
Women’s Teams: No. 1 Arkansas
Watch List: Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas
Vanderbilt Commodore Indoor Invitational
Date(s): Friday, January 15-Saturday, January 16 | Start List
Men’s Teams: No. 5 Alabama, No. 15 Tennessee
Women’s Teams: None ranked in Top-25
Watch List: Quanesha Burks, Alabama
Kentucky Invitational
Date(s): Friday, January 15-Saturday, January 16 | Start List
Men’s Teams: None ranked in Top-25
Women’s Teams: No. 8 Kentucky, No. 22 Clemson, No. 25 Mississippi
Watch List: Raven Saunders, Mississippi
Nittany Lion Challenge
Date(s): Saturday, January 16 | Start List
Men’s Teams: No. 21 Penn State, No. 22 Georgetown
Women’s Teams: No. 10 Georgetown, No. 17 Miami (Fla.)
Other Meets of Interest
UAB Blazer Invitational: Both of Georgia’s ranked teams (No. 2 women, No. 6 men) will compete, as will both of its Bowerman Watch List candidates Maicel Uibo (60 hurdles, pole vault) and Keturah Orji (long jump).
KSU-KU-WSU Showdown: The fourth-ranked Kansas State women, along with Bowerman Watch List candidate Akela Jones, will compete in this tri-meet.
National Pole Vault Summit: Tennessee’s Jake Blakenship will compete at this two-day event in Reno, Nevada starting Friday, January 15.