Olinger Reaches Finals of Steeplechase at NCAA Outdoor Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
June 7, 2006
Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Brian Olinger, a senior distance runner on the Ohio State men’s track team, earned a spot in the national finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Junior sprinter Jenna Harris also competed Wednesday in the 200-meter dash and failed to advance to the national semifinals.
Olinger posted the third-fastest time in the preliminary heats to advance to the finals Saturday. The two-time All-American from Fresno, Ohio turned in his top time of the 2006 season of 8:39.33 to claim third in Heat 1 Wednesday. Olinger, who posted the top steeple time among the four regional meets two weeks ago, will run for the individual national title at 5:20 p.m. EDT Saturday. CBS Sports will televise events Saturday live from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Harris, from Somerset, N.J., made her national meet debut Wednesday. She clocked a time of 23.91 to place seventh in Heat 3 and 24th overall.
Events continue Thursday at Sacramento State’s Hornet Stadium. Keturah Lofton, a senior thrower at OSU, is the next Buckeye scheduled to compete at 2 p.m. Friday in the women’s hammer prelims.
Team scores and complete results are available at http://www.flashresults.com/2006_Meets/outdoor/ncaa1/.
