March 12, 2015
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – The Carolina men’s track and field program earned four bids for this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., which will begin Friday morning. Hurdlers Jermaine Collier, Dondre Echols and Jussi Kanervo, and sprinter Ncincilili Titi will all get their first chance at earning All-American status, with the hope of winning the first individual national title since 2002.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
Date: Fri., Mar. 13 – Sat., Mar. 14
Start Time: Fri. – 10 a.m. CT | Sat. – 11 a.m. CT
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center
Live Results: Live Results
LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE
Friday: ESPN3 Beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET
Saturday: ESPN3 Beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET
Jermaine Collier • 60-meter Hurdles • Fri., 6:45 p.m. CT
Collier ended the regular season on a high note last weekend, earning bronze in the 60mH at the SEC Championships in Kentucky. The junior from Trenton, N.J. owns the ninth-fastest time in the country for the event, 7.76 set at the Tyson Invitational, coincidentally the same track that will host the national championships. This will be his first trip to indoor nationals.
Dondre Echols • 60-meter Hurdles • Fri., 6:45 p.m. CT
Echols came a few thousandths of a second from getting a chance at the finals of the 60mH at the SECs, but enters the national championship with a chance at a title. The junior from Oxon Hill, Md. ran the second-fastest time in the country for the indoor season, a 7.72 at the Armory Invitational on Jan. 31. This will be his first trip to indoor nationals.
Jussi Kanervo • 60-meter Hurdles • Fri., 6:45 p.m. CT
Kanervo earned his spot at nationals in the final weekend of the season, running a 7.77 preliminary race at the SEC Championship to qualify with the 12th-fastest time in the country. The sophomore from Espoo, Finland was an honorable mention All-American in the outdoor season last year for the 400mH, This is his first nationals berth for the indoor.
Ncincilili Titi • 200-meter Dash • Fri., 8:15 p.m. CT
Titi joined the team in January and made an instant impact, competing in the 60 and 200m. Like Collier, he earned his qualifying time at Arkansas, running a 20.87 time in the 200 at the Tyson track in the Arkansas Open on Feb. 21. He lowered his time in the 200 in each of the final six races of the regular season and enters nationals with the 14th-fastest time in the country.
