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Championships at the Peak
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Track & Field Welcomes Nation's Elite to Championships at the Peak
2/23/2021 4:27:00 PM | Track and Field
Air Force will host the three-day championships on Feb. 25-27 at the Cadet Field House.
The Air Force track and field team closes out the home portion of its indoor season in style this weekend, as it welcomes some of the nation's top-ranked teams to the Cadet Field House for the first-ever Championships at the Peak meet. The three-day, 22-team championship will begin with the heptathlon and pentathlon on Thursday, Feb. 25, and continue through Saturday, Feb. 27.
MEET INFORMATION
With the Mountain West, MPSF (the indoor home for PAC-12 teams), American, WAC and Big Sky conferences not sponsoring indoor championship meets this year, the Championships at the Peak will be a championship-style meet held at the Academy's Cadet Field House during the traditional window of conference meets. A full schedule of events is listed below. Live video and results will be available via GoAirForceFalcons.com (direct links are available on the team's schedule page – stats will update once the first results are entered). In addition, in-meet updates and highlights will be posted on the team's official Twitter account (@af_tfxc).
NOTICE FOR SPECTATORS
Due to social distancing requirements for Air Force track and field meets, spectators will not be allowed at the Cadet Field House this season.
WHO'S WHO...
The Championships at the Peak field includes athletes from 10 nationally-ranked teams, including top-10 squads from Oregon (No. 1 men, No. 9 women), USC (No. 5 women) and BYU (No. 6 men, No. 8 women). The lineup also includes USC's 13th-ranked men and top-25 teams from Colorado (No. 18 women), Arizona State (No. 20 men), Arizona (No. 25 women), as well as eight Mountain West teams (Air Force, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming), three American Athletic Conference teams (SMU, Tulane, Wichita State), two Big Sky teams (Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado), one WAC team (Grand Canyon) and two additional MPSF/PAC-12 teams (California, Stanford).
CHECK OUT THIS LINEUP!
The entry list for the Championships at the Peak includes the new Collegiate Record Holder in the men's shot put, as well as the current NCAA leaders in the men's 60-meter dash, women's 60-meter dash and women's shot put. In fact, 13 of athletes scheduled to compete are listed among the nation's top-five in their respective events this season.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY: 11:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump); 11:15 a.m.: Women's Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800-Meter Run; FRIDAY: 9:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, Pole Vault, 1000-Meter Run); 9:00 a.m.: Men's Weight Throw; 10:00 a.m.: Men's High Jump; 11:15 a.m.: 5000-Meter Run, 60-Meter Hurdles (qualifying); 12:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Weight Throw; 12:40 p.m.: 60-Meter Dash (qualifying); 1:30 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault; 2:30 p.m.: 400-Meter Dash (qualifying); 3:00 p.m.: Men's Long Jump; 3:30 p.m.: 200-Meter Dash (qualifying), Distance Medley Relay; SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m.: Men's Shot Put; 10:00 a.m.: Women's High Jump; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Shot Put; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Triple Jump; 1:00 p.m.: Men's Pole Vault; 1:00 p.m.: Mile Run, 60-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Dash; 2:30 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 2:35 p.m.: 800-Meter Run, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, Mile Relay (women will compete first in all running events)
LOOKING AROUND THE NATION
The Falcons hold five top-25 rankings in this week's national indoor standings, including pole vaulter Greg Skage, who holds a top-10 mark in the pole vault (10th, 17'9¾"). Mahala Norris (15th, 16:00.94), Sam Gilman (18th, 13:48.36) are listed in the top 20 of their respective 5000-meter rankings, while Mitch Lipe is ranked 23rd in the pole vault (17'3") and the men's distance medley relay is ranked 25th (10:13.78a#). In addition, Cole Lindhorst (26th – mile run, 3:59.28) and Jake Hall (30th – high jump, 6'11") are ranked in the top 30.
SQUAD GOALS
This week's USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings – which are determined by using the cumulative season-best marks from a team's top-four athletes on the national descending order list – feature four of the men's event groups listed among the nation's top 10. The men's pole vault is ranked third with a cumulative clearance of 67'8½", while the heptathlon is ranked fourth (18,112) and the men's 5000-meter run (56:43.34) and high jump (26'9½") are both listed seventh.
COMING UP
The indoor season comes to a close on March 11-13, when select athletes travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. That meet kicks off a busy stretch of championship action in the running events, as the delayed NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held in Stillwater, Okla., on March 15.
MEET INFORMATION
With the Mountain West, MPSF (the indoor home for PAC-12 teams), American, WAC and Big Sky conferences not sponsoring indoor championship meets this year, the Championships at the Peak will be a championship-style meet held at the Academy's Cadet Field House during the traditional window of conference meets. A full schedule of events is listed below. Live video and results will be available via GoAirForceFalcons.com (direct links are available on the team's schedule page – stats will update once the first results are entered). In addition, in-meet updates and highlights will be posted on the team's official Twitter account (@af_tfxc).
NOTICE FOR SPECTATORS
Due to social distancing requirements for Air Force track and field meets, spectators will not be allowed at the Cadet Field House this season.
WHO'S WHO...
The Championships at the Peak field includes athletes from 10 nationally-ranked teams, including top-10 squads from Oregon (No. 1 men, No. 9 women), USC (No. 5 women) and BYU (No. 6 men, No. 8 women). The lineup also includes USC's 13th-ranked men and top-25 teams from Colorado (No. 18 women), Arizona State (No. 20 men), Arizona (No. 25 women), as well as eight Mountain West teams (Air Force, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming), three American Athletic Conference teams (SMU, Tulane, Wichita State), two Big Sky teams (Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado), one WAC team (Grand Canyon) and two additional MPSF/PAC-12 teams (California, Stanford).
CHECK OUT THIS LINEUP!
The entry list for the Championships at the Peak includes the new Collegiate Record Holder in the men's shot put, as well as the current NCAA leaders in the men's 60-meter dash, women's 60-meter dash and women's shot put. In fact, 13 of athletes scheduled to compete are listed among the nation's top-five in their respective events this season.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY: 11:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump); 11:15 a.m.: Women's Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800-Meter Run; FRIDAY: 9:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, Pole Vault, 1000-Meter Run); 9:00 a.m.: Men's Weight Throw; 10:00 a.m.: Men's High Jump; 11:15 a.m.: 5000-Meter Run, 60-Meter Hurdles (qualifying); 12:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Weight Throw; 12:40 p.m.: 60-Meter Dash (qualifying); 1:30 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault; 2:30 p.m.: 400-Meter Dash (qualifying); 3:00 p.m.: Men's Long Jump; 3:30 p.m.: 200-Meter Dash (qualifying), Distance Medley Relay; SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m.: Men's Shot Put; 10:00 a.m.: Women's High Jump; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Shot Put; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Triple Jump; 1:00 p.m.: Men's Pole Vault; 1:00 p.m.: Mile Run, 60-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Dash; 2:30 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 2:35 p.m.: 800-Meter Run, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, Mile Relay (women will compete first in all running events)
LOOKING AROUND THE NATION
The Falcons hold five top-25 rankings in this week's national indoor standings, including pole vaulter Greg Skage, who holds a top-10 mark in the pole vault (10th, 17'9¾"). Mahala Norris (15th, 16:00.94), Sam Gilman (18th, 13:48.36) are listed in the top 20 of their respective 5000-meter rankings, while Mitch Lipe is ranked 23rd in the pole vault (17'3") and the men's distance medley relay is ranked 25th (10:13.78a#). In addition, Cole Lindhorst (26th – mile run, 3:59.28) and Jake Hall (30th – high jump, 6'11") are ranked in the top 30.
SQUAD GOALS
This week's USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings – which are determined by using the cumulative season-best marks from a team's top-four athletes on the national descending order list – feature four of the men's event groups listed among the nation's top 10. The men's pole vault is ranked third with a cumulative clearance of 67'8½", while the heptathlon is ranked fourth (18,112) and the men's 5000-meter run (56:43.34) and high jump (26'9½") are both listed seventh.
COMING UP
The indoor season comes to a close on March 11-13, when select athletes travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. That meet kicks off a busy stretch of championship action in the running events, as the delayed NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held in Stillwater, Okla., on March 15.
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