Jesse Garn Heads to NCAA Championships This Weekend
Binghamton University senior middle distance runner Jesse Garn is heading to the University of Arkansas for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend March 13 and 14. He will compete in the 800 meters where he is currently a sixth seed.
The top 16 performances in each event during the current season advance to the Championships. Garn recorded his best time of 1:46.98 on February 14 at the Iowa State Classic.
The trials for the 800 are scheduled for 8:55 Eastern Standard Time on Friday night. The finals will follow the next night at 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. To qualify for the finals an athlete must finish in the top three in a heat or be one of the next two fastest times.
Both days of the NCAA Track & Field Championships will be televised on ESPN3. All - American honors will be awarded to the top eight finishers. Those who end up 9th through 16th will receive second-team All American honors.
Garn has had a superb year as a Bearcat. He was just named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association Northeast Region Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
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