Three #AETF Student-Athletes to Compete in NCAA Championships
College Station, Texas – Three America East student-athletes will compete in NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at Texas A&M. New Hampshire senior Elinor Purrier will make her fourth appearance at the Indoor Championships after qualifying for the mile and 3000-meter run. The eight-time All-American owns the second-fastest mile time in NCAA history and also ranks second in the nation in the 3000 this season.
Michael Shanahan will cap his stellar season in the weight throw. The New Hampshire graduate student has ranked in the nation’s top-ten in the event for the duration of the season and holds the New Hampshire program record.
Binghamton senior Keishorea Armstrong will make her second career NCAA Championships appearance several weeks removed from breaking the America East Championships record in the long jump. Armstrong improved upon that mark a week ago and now ranks 15
th in the nation in the event.
Start times
- Friday, March 9, 6:50 p.m. – Women’s 1 Mile Prelims
- Friday, March 9, 8:10 p.m. – Women’s Long Jump Finals
- Saturday, March 10, 3:00 p.m. – Men’s Weight Throw Finals
- Saturday, March 10, 5:20 p.m. – Women’s 1 Mile Finals
- Saturday, March 10, 7:25 p.m. – Women’s 3000m Finals
*All times Eastern
The NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships begin on March 9 and can be streamed live on
ESPN3 Friday and Saturday. Visit
NCAA.com for more information.
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