The Randyl Tyson Indoor Track will be the site for the Championships this weekend.
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ESPN3's Coverage of the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Video: Harvard's Three NCAA Representatives
What: A trio of student-athletes will represent Harvard at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. This marks the first time since 2009 that the women's team has had a qualifer for the NCAA Championship meet.
Where: The competition will take place in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track. The University of Arkansas will serve as host for the two-day meet.
When: The Championships will take place March 8-9. Competition will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Who: Harvard is sending three student-athletes to the national championship meet:
Adabelle Ekechukwu – Junior – Weight Throw (Friday, 12:30 p.m.)
The co-captain Ekechukwu spent the 2012-13 indoor season rewriting the record books, setting new school and Ivy League records in the weight throw. She became the first Ivy League woman to eclipse the 20-meter barrier at the HYP meet with a mark of 20.11m, and shattered that mark en route to capturing the Ivy title with a distance of 20.83. For her effort, she was named the Most Outstanding Performer for female field athletes. She enters the NCAA Championships ranked 15th in the nation in the event, and is one of only two New England student-athletes in the competition.
Martina Salander – Freshman – Pentathlon (Begins Saturday, 11:45 a.m.)
Salander wasted no time qualifying for nationals, setting the all-time Ivy mark in the pentathlon in her first collegiate attempt. Her score of 4,094 at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge Jan. 25 was good for second in the meet and ranks eighth in the nation heading into the national championships. Salander is the only freshman in the field of pentathletes at the event in Fayetteville.
Erika Veidis – Sophomore – 800m (Semifinal: Friday, 7:15 p.m./Final: Saturday, 7:20 p.m.)
Veidis had a strong year running the 800, but she truly saved the best for last, earning a spot in the NCAA meet thanks to a blazing time in her most recent action. One of three Harvard competitors at the Armory Last Chance Meet, Veidis destroyed her previous personal best to the tune of 2:05.70, vaulting her up the national standings and into qualifying position. Her time stands as the second fastest in the history of the women's program at Harvard.
