The start lists for the 2024 NCAA Division I indoor track and field championships have been announced. Here's a look at heats you don't want to miss when action kicks off on the track on Day 2, March 8.
Men's mile heat 1
2024 SEC champion Parvej Khan (Florida), 2024 Big Ten champion Adam Spencer (Wisconsin), 2023 and 2022 SEC Champion Anass Essayi (South Carolina) and Washington standout miler Joe Waskom are all in heat one of the men's mile. Any of these four could push the pace of the mile to get the little qs super fast with one heat remaining.
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Men's 60 meters heat 1
Heat 1 of the men's 60 meters could be a Big 12 showcase, with five sprinters hailing from the conference in the heat. Yet, Big Ten champion Cheickna Traore of Penn State is also in the heat. With only the top two finishers guaranteed a spot in the final, this heat is one to watch.
Men's 200 meters heat 3
2022's indoor 200 champion Javonte Harding (Tennessee), 2023 indoor 200 runner-up Tarsis Orogot (Alabama) and 2024 collegiate leader Terrence Jones (Texas Tech) are all in the same heat of the 200 meters. Don't sleep on Arkansas' Lance Lang in heat three either. Only the top eight overall finishers — no auto-qualifiers from a heat — can make the finals. All four sprinters could reasonably take four spots in the final in what could be the fastest heat of the day.
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Women's 60 meter hurdles heat 1
Florida's Grace Stark and LSU's Alia Armstrong and Leah Phillips finished No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, in the 60 meter hurdles at SEC Championships. All three are in the same heat of the semifinals at national championships. Only the top two are automatically guaranteed a spot in the final, so at least one from the trio will wait and watch the second heat to know her fate.
🔮: Event-by-event title predictions for DI women's indoor track and field
Women's 400 meters heat 1
Watch out for the Arkansas duo in heat 1 of the women's 400 meters. Kaylyn Brown and Joanne Reid are in the same heat — with five Razorbacks qualifying in the 400, it was bound to happen to at least a pair — and there's no auto-qualifier for finishing first in the semifinals. Part of Arkansas' championship hopes depend on its success in the 400 meters, so strong performances from both Brown and Reid could set the tone early.
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