2017 NCAA Indoor Entries – Edward Cheserek Is Running Mile-3K-5K Triple; What Did It Take To Get Into NCAAs & How Does It Compare To Past Years?
by LetsRun.com
February 28, 2017
By 10 pm tonight, the NCAA will officially release the 16 individuals and 12 relay teams accepted for every event at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. We got impatient and haven taken a look at the preliminary entries for the distance events and figured out who will be dancing and who will be staying home. For the women, it was the hardest year ever to qualify in the 3000 (you had to run 9:07.22 or faster) and the DMR (11:02.32 or faster). We’ll dive into our analysis of the events later, but for now the headline is that Oregon’s Edward Cheserek, who won the 3000-5000-DMR triple last year, is entered in the mile, 3000 and 5000. No one has ever won all three events at the same NCAA Championships.
UPDATE: Official entries are out (and updated below). Men here, women here. The only change is that Houston’s Brian Barraza has scratched from the mile (he’ll run the 3k only), replaced by Middle Tennessee State’s Sampson Laari.
Women’s Cutoff For NCAA Indoors
| Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 800 | 2:05.80 | 2:05.32 | 2:06.03 | 2:05.77 | 2:04.87 | 2:04.52 | 2:04.68 |
| Mile | 4:39.82 | 4:38.87 | 4:37.91 | 4:38.03 | 4:40.69 | 4:37.80 | 4:37.92 |
| 3000 | 9:15.39 | 9:11.49 | 9:09.48 | 9:10.40 | 9:08.91 | 9:11.14 | 9:07.22 |
| 5000 | 16:09.64 | 16:03.66 | 15:56.42 | 16:03.12 | 16:02.54 | 15:53.64 | 15:57.41 |
| DMR | 11:09.67 | 11:04.31 | 11:06.46 | 11:11.69 | 11:05.38 | 11:05.34 | 11:02.32 |
Men’s Cutoff for NCAA Indoors
| Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 800 | 1:48.08 | 1:48.56 | 1:48.65 | 1:48.84 | 1:48.28 | 1:47.74 | 1:47.76 |
| Mile | 3:59.03 | 3:59.08 | 3:59.39 | 3:59.23 | 3:58.54 | 3:58.98 | 3:58.75 |
| 3000 | 7:54.42 | 7:52.92 | 7:53.74 | 7:53.53 | 7:53.27 | 7:53.15 | 7:54.40 |
| 5000 | 13:49.05 | 13:50.03 | 13:45.61 | 13:49.78 | 13:48.34 | 13:48.41 | 13:49.53 |
| DMR | 9:33.77 | 9:31.71 | 9:31.23 | 9:31.82 | 9:32.36 | 9:30.48 | 9:31.26 |
Red = Fastest Year Ever
Runners that will get into the meet appear below.
Women ‘s 800
Event 20 Women 800 Meter Run (75) Prelims
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Jazmine Fray SO Texas A&M 2:00.69A
2 Shea Collinsworth SR BYU 2:01.42A
3 Raevyn Rogers JR Oregon 2:01.75A
4 Hanna Green SR Virginia Tech 2:01.91A
5 Aaliyah Miller FR Baylor 2:02.89A
6 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner JR Villanova 2:02.97S
7 Morgan Schuetz SR LSU 2:03.01A
8 Jasmine Staebler SO Iowa State 2:03.08A
9 Rachel Weber SR Ohio State 2:03.40A
10 Olivia Baker JR Stanford 2:03.41A
11 Ruby Stauber FR LSU 2:03.87A
12 Sadi Henderson JR Boise State 2:04.01A
13 Elinor Purrier JR New Hampshire 2:04.02S
14 Danae Rivers FR Penn State 2:04.04S
15 Courtney Clayton JR Vanderbilt 2:04.24A
16 Abike Egbeniyi SO Mid. Tenn. St 2:04.45A
17 Madeline Kopp SR Duke 2:04.60A
18 Agnes Abu JR Mid. Tenn. St 2:04.63A
19 Kaylee Dodd JR Okla State 2:04.68A
Women’s Mile
Event 21 Women 1 Mile Run (75) Prelims
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Kaela Edwards SR Okla State 4:28.75A
2 Elinor Purrier JR New Hampshire 4:29.44A
3 Danae Rivers FR Penn State 4:32.55A
4 Dani Jones SO Colorado 4:32.68S
5 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner JR Villanova 4:33.16A
6 Grace Barnett JR Clemson 4:33.40A
7 Nicole Hutchinson SO Villanova 4:33.46A
8 Jessica Harris JR Notre Dame 4:33.80A
9 Amy-Eloise Neale JR Washington 4:34.15A
10 Millie Paladino JR Providence 4:34.49A
11 Frances Schmiede SR Yale 4:34.54A
12 Nikki Hiltz JR Arkansas 4:35.10A
13 Karisa Nelson JR Samford 4:35.55A
14 Katie Rainsberger FR Oregon 4:35.60S
15 Karissa Schweizer JR Missouri 4:35.61S
16 Shea Collinsworth SR BYU 4:35.76S
17 Megan Moye SR NC State 4:36.32A
18 Gina Sereno JR Michigan 4:36.68S
19 Sophie Connor SR New Mexico 4:36.86A
20 Lilli Burdon SO Oregon 4:36.98S
21 Erin Finn JR Michigan 4:37.02S
22 Therese Haiss SR Arkansas 4:37.27A
23 Samantha Nadel SR Oregon 4:37.48S
24 Kennedy Weisner JR Georgetown 4:37.92A
Women’s 3000
Event 22 Women 3000 Meter Run (75)
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Katie Rainsberger FR Oregon 9:01.21A
2 Allie Buchalski JR Furman 9:02.04A
3 Dani Jones SO Colorado 9:02.22A
4 Katherine Receveur SO Indiana 9:03.71A
5 Vanessa Fraser JR Stanford 9:04.78A
6 Rachel Koon SO NC State 9:05.32A
7 Samantha Nadel SR Oregon 9:05.62A
8 Katie Jensen JR Rice 9:05.66A
9 Erin Clark SR Colorado 9:05.93A
10 Claire Green JR Arizona 9:05.94A
11 Taylor Werner FR Arkansas 9:06.34A
12 Elise Cranny JR Stanford 9:06.35A
13 Karissa Schweizer JR Missouri 9:06.60A
14 Alli Cash JR Oregon 9:06.91A
15 Gina Sereno JR Michigan 9:07.00A
16 Tessa Barrett SO Penn State 9:07.22A
Women’s 5000
Event 23 Women 5000 Meter Run (75)
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Katherine Receveur SO Indiana 15:28.89S
2 Tessa Barrett SO Penn State 15:28.99A
3 Erin Finn JR Michigan 15:32.45A
4 Karissa Schweizer JR Missouri 15:37.40A
5 Anna Rohrer SO Notre Dame 15:38.11A
6 Allie Buchalski JR Furman 15:46.86A
7 Jordann McDermitt JR E Michigan 15:50.16A
8 Erin Clark SR Colorado 15:50.96S
9 Maggie Schmaedick JR Oregon 15:52.28A
10 Judy Pendergast FR Harvard 15:52.64A
11 Grayson Murphy JR Utah 15:53.24A
12 Chelsea Blaase SR Tennessee 15:53.73A
13 Lauren LaRocco SO Portland 15:54.26A
14 Sarah Collins SR Providence 15:54.46S
15 Anne-Marie Blaney SR UCF 15:55.69A
16 Brianna Ilarda JR Providence 15:55.91A
17 Erika Kemp JR NC State 15:56.52A
18 Vanessa Fraser JR Stanford 15:56.89S
19 Alice Wright JR New Mexico 15:56.94A
20 Olivia Pratt SR Butler 15:57.41A
Women’s DMR
Event 26 Women Distance Medley (75)
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School Seed
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1 Oregon 10:48.77A
2 Indiana 10:55.94A
3 BYU 10:56.93A
4 LSU 10:57.66A
5 Arkansas 10:57.93A
6 Michigan 10:58.02A
7 Colorado 10:58.68A
8 Stanford 10:59.82A
9 Villanova 11:01.14A
10 Penn State 11:01.16A
11 Stanford 'B' 11:01.39S
12 Kansas 11:01.85A
13 Notre Dame 11:02.32A
Men's 800
Event 4 Men 800 Meter Run (75) Prelims
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Emmanuel Korir FR UTEP 1:46.15A
2 Patrick Joseph JR Virginia Tech 1:46.23A
3 Michael Saruni FR UTEP 1:46.30A
4 Daniel Kuhn JR Indiana 1:46.42A
5 Drew Piazza SR Virginia Tech 1:46.42A
6 Joseph White JR Georgetown 1:46.44A
7 Isaiah Harris SO Penn State 1:46.65A
8 Eliud Rutto SR Mid. Tenn. St 1:46.70A
9 Robert Heppenstall SO Wake Forest 1:46.71A
10 Andres Arroyo SR Florida 1:47.18A
11 Avery Bartlett SO Georgia Tech 1:47.32A
12 Carter Lilly JR Iowa 1:47.33A
13 Blair Henderson SR LSU 1:47.34A
14 Abraham Alvarado SR BYU 1:47.46A
15 Craig Engels SR Ole Miss 1:47.54A
16 Ryan Manahan SR Ole Miss 1:47.76A
Men’s Mile
Event 5 Men 1 Mile Run (75) Prelims
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Edward Cheserek SR Oregon 3:52.01A
2 Ben Saarel SR Colorado 3:55.60A
3 Joe Klecker SO Colorado 3:55.82S
4 Zach Perrin JR Colorado 3:56.36A
5 Joshua Thompson SR Okla State 3:56.89A
6 Cole Rockhold SO Colo State 3:57.19A
7 Jonah Koech SO UTEP 3:57.30A
8 Adam Palamar SR Syracuse 3:57.39A
9 Josh Kerr FR New Mexico 3:58.04A
10 Ned Willig SR Michigan 3:58.09A
11 Neil Gourley JR Virginia Tech 3:58.11A
12 Liam Dee SO Iona 3:58.19A
13 Dillon Maggard JR Utah State 3:58.23A
14 Matthew Maton SO Oregon 3:58.34A
15 Thomas Joyce SR California 3:58.47A
16 Matthew Fayers JR Okla State 3:58.53A
17 Brian Barraza SR Houston 3:58.66A
18 Sampson Laari SR Mid. Tenn. St 3:58.75
Men’s 3000
Event 6 Men 3000 Meter Run (75)
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Colby Gilbert JR Washington 7:45.71A
2 Edward Cheserek SR Oregon 7:46.85A
3 Marc Scott SR Tulsa 7:47.57A
4 Justyn Knight SO Syracuse 7:47.82A
5 Clayton Young SO BYU 7:49.76A
6 Morgan McDonald JR Wisconsin 7:51.19A
7 Jack Keelan JR Stanford 7:51.20A
8 Erik Peterson SR Butler 7:51.21A
9 Joe Klecker SO Colorado 7:51.43A
10 John Dressel SO Colorado 7:51.44A
11 Scott Carpenter JR Georgetown 7:51.51A
12 Garrett Corcoran SO California 7:52.10A
13 Matthew Maton SO Oregon 7:52.51A
14 Brian Barraza SR Houston 7:53.60A
15 Ben Saarel SR Colorado 7:53.74A
16 Amon Terer SR Campbell 7:54.40A
Men’s 5000
Event 7 Men 5000 Meter Run (75)
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Edward Cheserek SR Oregon 13:32.59A
2 Colby Gilbert JR Washington 13:34.85A
3 Marc Scott SR Tulsa 13:38.87A
4 Erik Peterson SR Butler 13:40.90A
5 John Dressel SO Colorado 13:42.57A
6 Amon Terer SR Campbell 13:42.78A
7 MJ Erb SR Ole Miss 13:43.55A
8 Matthew Baxter JR No Arizona 13:44.27A
9 Jerrell Mock SR Colo State 13:44.65A
10 Clayton Young SO BYU 13:45.25S
11 Zach Herriott SR Virginia 13:45.37A
12 Jonathan Green JR Georgetown 13:45.73A
13 Grant Fischer JR Colo State 13:46.58A
14 Alex Short SR San Francisco 13:47.57A
15 Alfred Chelanga JR Alabama 13:48.12A
16 Rory Linkletter SO BYU 13:49.00A
17 Tyler Day SO No Arizona 13:49.53A
Men’s DMR
Event 10 Men Distance Medley (75)
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School Seed
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1 Ole Miss 9:26.55A
2 Indiana 9:28.14A
3 Stanford 9:28.72A
4 Oklahoma State 9:28.83A
5 Arkansas 9:30.04A
6 New Mexico 9:30.07A
7 Villanova 9:30.16A
8 Minnesota 9:30.48A
9 Oregon 9:30.86A
10 Virginia Tech 9:31.05S
11 UTEP 9:31.13A
12 Virginia Tech 'B' 9:31.15A
13 Georgetown 9:31.26A
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