OSU Track Travels to Big 12 Championships
STILLWATER, OKLA. – The Oklahoma State Cowboy and Cowgirl track & field teams travel to Ames, Iowa, for the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
On the Web
Live results can be found at the Big 12 Indoor Championships home page on www.big12sports.com. The link will jump to the Delta Timing Web site, which will post live team and individual results.
Another Shot at all-Big 12
German Fernandez earned all-Big 12 a year ago as the indoor champion in the mile and 3,000 meters.Colby Lowe notched all-Big 12 honors in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at last year’s indoor championships.David Chirchir earned the distinction in the 5,000 meters in 2008 and 2009.
For the Cowgirls, Mihaela Susa was an all-Big 12 performer in the 3,000 meters a year ago. Natalia Kovtun earned her all-Big 12 performance in the 1,000 meters in 2009.
It’s Automatic
Colby Lowe hit an NCAA automatic mark in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:45.01, the third-best time in the country for 2010. German Fernandez’s automatic mark came in the 3,000 meters in a time of 7:51.02. His time is the third-best time in the nation for 2010.
Felicity Milton posted the fifth-best time in the nation in the 5,000 meters on her way to an NCAA automatic mark.
Making Provisions
Sophomore Colby Lowe and freshman Tom Farrell hit NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the 3,000 meters on Jan. 22 and Farrell improved his time at the Husky Classic. Sophomore Raul Botezan hit his first NCAA provisional mark as a Cowboy with a 4:00.73 in the mile.
Cowgirl Mihaela Susa also notched an NCAA provisional mark in the 3,000 meters in Seattle.
Updated 02-25-2010
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