Dendy, Holloway & Petersen on TrackTownLIVE Monday; More NCAA Championships Tidbits
Monday, June 8, 2015 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. -- The 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships are here and the University of Florida Gators descended upon TrackTown USA Sunday afternoon. After a cross-country trip, the Orange and Blue stepped foot at Historic Hayward Field for the first time this season Sunday evening in preparation for the four-day Wednesday through Saturday championships in Eugene.
Florida head coach Mike Holloway, senior jumper and five-time national champion Marquis Dendy and Gators' jumps coach Nic Petersen will kick off the championship week Monday evening following practice on the second annual edition of TrackTownLIVE… live at Hayward Field.
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TrackTownLIVE will feature two 90-minute web segments on both Monday and Tuesday, co-hosted by Jordan Kent and Paul Swangard 3:30-5 PT Monday and 1-2:30 p.m. PT Tuesday to preview the NCAA Championships. Dendy and Petersen will step in on the show at 4 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET, while Holloway and Oregon head coach Robert Johnson will break down the title race at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET
Gator fans can get in on the action by using the hashtag #AskDendy on Twitter.
Some other quick tidbits to get you prepared for the week ahead:
· The Gator men's squad will take to the track and field Wednesday and Friday, while the Gator ladies compete on Thursday and Saturday in this year's new schedule format, which this year crowns the men's team champion Friday, the women's Saturday
· With the approved schedule change, ESPN will have unprecedented coverage of the 2015 Championships. For surround coverage each day on ESPN3.com, visit the Gators Game Day box on UF track and field's main page for all live links directly to coverage and live stats
· 2015 NCAA Championships broadcast schedule:
Wednesday, June 10....................7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
2 p.m.-10:45 p.m. (ESPN3)
Thursday, June 11........................7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
1 p.m.-10:45 p.m. (ESPN3)
Friday, June 12.............................7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. (ESPN)
7 p.m.-10:15 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, June 13........................5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
4:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. (ESPN3)
· 2015 NCAA Championships LIVE STATS
· Florida head coach Mike Holloway will additionally participate in the NCAA's official press conference Tuesday at Matthew Knight Arena on the University of Oregon campus at 3 p.m. PT to complete the pre-NCAA media festival for the No. 1 Gator men and No. 6 Florida women
Stay posted to GatorZone.com for everything Gators and NCAA Championships for the upcoming week.
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