Track's Stanfield Ready For A National Title Run
6/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field/XC
Stanfield, the first Mean Green triple jumper to ever qualify for nationals, has a chance to match the magical 1981 season of long jumper Donna Thomas.
Thomas, the program’s first female national qualifier, brought home the only outdoor national championship in school history as freshman that year. She would go on to set the school record and earn an indoor title in 1982.
Stanfield, born in 1987, has a realistic chance to bring home her own national championship as a freshman. She owns the nation’s fifth best triple jump of the season, as well as the top three marks in
After an eighth place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet earlier this month, Stanfield earned the country’s first at-large bid to the national meet. Despite a nagging foot injury, Stanfield is expected to compete at 100 percent.
The
For the first time ever, CBS will carry the live broadcast of the NCAA National Championships on Saturday, June 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CSTV will also air a broadcast of the meet on Friday, June 9 from 10:00 p.m. to midnight.
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