| Ranked No. 1 in the nation, redshirt-junior sprinter and All-American Shana Cox dashed to a second place finish in the 400-meter semifinals in a time of 51.43. Cox will proceed to the finals Saturday afternoon. |
SACRAMENTO, Calif.; June 9, 2006 ?C After the third day of competition at the 2006 NCAA Division I Men??s and Women??s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Shana Cox (Westbury, N.Y.) will set her sights on the 400-meter dash Saturday afternoon. After finishing second in the semifinals Friday evening, Cox will look to better her ninth place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships.
Ranked No. 1 in the nation, redshirt-junior sprinter and All-American Cox dashed to a second place finish in the 400-meter semifinals Friday evening in a time of 51.43. Cox will proceed to the finals Saturday afternoon, the final day of the four-day collegiate championships. CBS will air live coverage of the event on Saturday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. EST.
Senior and All-American Molly Landreth (Newburyport, Mass.), who is ranked 18th in the nation, finished 14th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase finals Friday night (10:30.96), ending her collegiate career at Penn State.
Senior and All-American Jennifer Leatherman (Yellville, Ark.) finished fifth in preliminary competition at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday afternoon. Leatherman is ranked No. 5 in the hammer and took fifth at the championships with a mark of 206??11?? (63.08 meters). She will advance to the finals Saturday afternoon.
The 2006 NCAA Division I Men??s and Women??s Outdoor Track and Field Championships will feature 4 1/2 hours of live television coverage this weekend. This is the first time since 1982 that the NCAA Track and Field Championships have been televised live on network television.
CBS will air 2 1/2 hours of live coverage (3:30 to 6 p.m. EST) on Saturday, June 10, the final day of the four-day collegiate championships. The 4 1/2 hours of live coverage throughout the competition marks the most live coverage in the history of NCAA Division I Track and Field. This marks the second time that the women??s portion of the meet will be televised.
For live results or more information on Penn State women??s track and field, please visit Penn State??s official athletic Web site at www.GoPSUsports.com.