2017 DI NCAA Indoor Championships

Here Are The 2017 NCAA 800m Finalists

Here Are The 2017 NCAA 800m Finalists

16 men and women advanced out of their 800m prelims at the 2017 DI NCAA Indoor Championships. Here are the qualifiers.

Mar 11, 2017 by Meg Bellino
Here Are The 2017 NCAA 800m Finalists
16 men and women advanced out of their 800m prelims at the 2017 DI NCAA Indoor Championships. Here are the qualifiers:

Women


1. Hanna Green, Virginia Tech 2:04.05
2. Jazmine Fray, Texas A&M 2:04.40
3. Ruby Staubler, LSU 2:04.59
4. Abike Egbeniyi, Midd Tennessee St. 2:04.78
5. Raevyn Rogers, Oregon 2:05.36
6. Shea Collinsworth, BYU 2:05.57
7. Jasmine Staebler, Iowa St. 2:05.63
8. Olivia Baker, Stanford 2:05.65

Men


1. Emmanuel Korir, UTEP 1:47.62
2. Drew Piazza, Virginia Tech 1:47.91
3. Daniel Kuhn, Indiana 1:47.92
4. Robert Heppenstall, Wake Forest 1:47.96
5. Blair Henderson, LSU 1:48.23
6. Joseph White, Georgetown 1:48.29
7. Michael Saruni, UTEP 1:48.44
8. Isaiah Harris, Penn State 1:48.47

Notable entries Craig Engels of Ole Miss, Patrick Joseph of Virginia Tech and top returner Eliud Rutto of Middle Tennessee State failed to advance to tomorrow's final. Joseph was tripped in the opening lap and nearly crashed into a electronic results board. Rutto faded hard in his section to finish just sixth in heat 2.

The NCAA 800m finals will be contested at 5:20PM CT on Saturday, March 11.