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Texas A&M among leading teams with entries into NCAA Championship field

With the national championship fields now set for Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, the Texas A&M Aggies enter the meet with the men ranked No. 3 and the women No. 4 in the latest national team computer rankings generated by USTFCCCA.

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With the national championship fields now set for Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, the Texas A&M Aggies enter the meet with the men ranked No. 3 and the women No. 4 in the latest national team computer rankings generated by USTFCCCA.
 
The total combined entries for A&M in the NCAA Championships totals 30 and is the second highest tally behind the 45 entries for host Oregon.
 
The 15 entries for the Aggie women, the defending national champions, rank fourth best behind Oregon (22), Arkansas (17), and USC (16) with LSU (14) fifth best. Meanwhile, the 15 entries for the A&M men rank second best behind Oregon (23) and ahead of Florida (13), USC (12) and LSU (11).
 
Texas A&M is also one of the top teams with athletes seeded among the top 10 going into national championships. The Aggie men have 10 entries among the top 10 with Florida leading at 11 while LSU and Oregon have nine each. For the A&M women 10 entries in the top 10 equals Oregon and Kentucky while USC leads with 11.
 
A week from today the NCAA Championship start with a new format as competition for the men and women are held on alternate days and coverage of the meet will air live on the ESPN network channels. Competition for the men will be held on Wednesday and Friday while the women have center stage on Thursday and Saturday.
 
ESPNU will have coverage on Wednesday, June 10, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. (CT). Coverage for Thursday, June 11, will be split between ESPNU (6 to 7:30 p.m.) and ESPN (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.). On Friday, June 12, the day of the men's finals will air on ESPN from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Then Saturday, June 14, the women's final day will air on ESPN2 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
 
Live field event and combined event coverage will be available online via ESPN3, starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, noon on Thursday, 6 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Rankings following the NCAA preliminary rounds, and based only on the entries for the national championships, have the Florida in the No. 1 position on the men's side and Oregon topping the women's field.
 
The top 10 for the men's teams includes: 1. Florida, 2. Oregon, 3. Texas A&M, 4. LSU, 5. Arkansas, 6. USC, 7. Georgia, 8. Virginia, 9. Florida State, and 10. Mississippi State. The women's top 10 includes: 1. Oregon, 2. Arkansas, 3. Kentucky, 4. Texas A&M, 5. USC, 6. Florida, 7. Georgia, 8. LSU, 9. Texas, and 10. Kansas State.
 
While the SEC has six teams nationally ranked among the top 10 for both men and women, the conference also dominates the entries into the national championship field. The SEC accounts for 116 women's entries and 107 men's entries as the Pac-12 follows with 74 women and 71 men.
 
NCAA Championships – Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
Schedule - Texas A&M Aggie entries (Pacific Time)
 
Wednesday, June 10
11:00 a.m.           Hept 100 hurdles                             Jena Hemann
12:00 p.m.           Hept High Jump                                Jena Hemann
  2:45 p.m.           Hept Shot Put                                   Jena Hemann
  4:00 p.m.           M Pole Vault                      FINAL    Chase Wolfle, Audie Wyatt
  4:00 p.m.           M 4x100 Relay             Semifinal    Texas A&M
  4:28 p.m.           Hept 200m                                        Jena Hemann
  5:00 p.m.           M Javelin                             FINAL    Devin Bogert, Ioannis Kyriazis
  5:18 p.m.           M 100m                         Semifinal    Shavez Hart
  5:30 p.m.           M 400m                         Semifinal    Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin
  5:54 p.m.           M 800m                         Semifinal    Josh Hernandez
  6:10 p.m.           M 400 Hurdles             Semifinal    Gregory Coleman
  6:24 p.m.           M 200m                         Semifinal    Shavez Hart
  7:28 p.m.           M 4x400 Relay             Semifinal    Texas A&M
 
Thursday, June 11
12:00 p.m.           Hept Long Jump                               Jena Hemann
  1:15 p.m.           Hept Javelin                                      Jena Hemann
  4:00 p.m.           W 4x100 Relay             Semifinal    Texas A&M
  4:28 p.m.           Hept 800m                                        Jena Hemann
  5:16 p.m.           W 100m                        Semifinal    Aaliyah Brown, Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis
  5:30 p.m.           W Javelin                            FINAL    Kristen Clark, Maggie Malone
  5:40 p.m.           W Shot Put                         FINAL    Brea Garrett
  6:00 p.m.           W 400 Hurdles             Semifinal    Shamier Little
  6:14 p.m.           W 200m                        Semifinal    Aaliyah Brown, Kamaria Brown, Ashton Purvis
  6:38 p.m.           W 10,000m                         FINAL    Hillary Montgomery
  7:18 p.m.           W 4x400 Relay             Semifinal    Texas A&M
 
Friday, June 12
  4:05 p.m.           M Discus                             FINAL    Dalton Rowan
  4:30 p.m.           M Triple Jump                    FINAL    Olabanji Asekun, Latario Collie
  4:35 p.m.           M 4x100 Relay                   FINAL    (Texas A&M)
  5:25 p.m.           M 100m                               FINAL    (Shavez Hart)
  5:35 p.m.           M 400m                               FINAL    (Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin)
  5:50 p.m.           M 800m                               FINAL    (Josh Hernandez)
  6:00 p.m.           M 400 Hurdles                   FINAL    (Gregory Coleman)
  6:10 p.m.           M 200m                               FINAL    (Shavez Hart)
  6:50 p.m.           M 4x400 Relay                   FINAL    (Texas A&M)
 
Saturday, June 13
  1:35 p.m.           W Discus                             FINAL    Shelbi Vaughan
  2:05 p.m.           W 4x100 Relay                   FINAL    (Texas A&M)
  2:55 p.m.           W 100m                              FINAL    (Aaliyah Brown, Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis)
 3:30 p.m.           W 400 Hurdles                   FINAL    (Shamier Little)
  3:40 p.m.           W 200m                              FINAL    (Aaliyah Brown, Kamaria Brown, Ashton Purvis)
  4:20 p.m.           W 4x 400 Relay                  FINAL    (Texas A&M)