University of Washington
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Yorks Finishes As A Second Team All-American
June 13, 2015 | Track & Field
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Ore. - Hayward Field
June 10-13
Live Results | Meet Schedule | USTFCCCA Home Page
LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
Wednesday
ESPNU - 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
ESPNU - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ESPN - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday
ESPN - 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
ESPN2 - 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Live field event coverage on ESPN3 begins: Wednesday (11:00 a.m.); Thursday (10:00 a.m.); Friday (4:00 p.m.); Saturday (1:30 p.m.)
EVENT SCHEDULE: Following is the schedule in Eugene for the Husky athletes competing in the NCAA Championships. All times are Pacific.
Wednesday, June 10
4:14 p.m. - Men's 1,500-meters; Semifinals - Izaic Yorks - Advanced to final
4:38 p.m. - Men's 3,000m Steeplechase; Semifinals - Meron Simon - 21st-place
5:00 p.m. - Men's Javelin; Finals - Curtis Clauson - 9th-place
Thursday, June 11
4:28 p.m. - Women's 800-meters; Semifinals - Baylee Mires - 13th-place (11th best time)
4:45 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault; Finals - Kristina Owsinski - 4th-place (School record)
6:00 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles; Semifinals - Gianna Woodruff - 12th-place
Friday, June 12
4:45 p.m. - Men's 1,500-meters; Finals - Izaic Yorks - 13th-place
Saturday, June 13
4:00 p.m. - Women's 5,000-meters; Finals - Maddie Meyers
EUGENE, Ore. – A fantastic 2015 season came to a close for junior Izaic Yorks in the finals of the 1,500-meters today at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with Yorks placing 13th overall to earn All-America Second Team honors. Competing in his first NCAA final, Yorks took a shot late in a slow, tactical race but could not outkick the field down the stretch.
The Lakewood, Wash. native was advanced to the finals after taking some punishment in the semifinals on Wednesday. A yellow flag was thrown with 600-meters to go on Wednesday as Yorks was bumped; he was then later knocked to the track and left with some foot pain that made the already difficult national final a little tougher today.
Yorks took a shot, moving up into the top-10 with 300-meters left, but dropping back at the end to finish in a time of 3:56.76. First-place was less than two seconds ahead of Yorks in the packed field, as Chad Noelle of Oklahoma State won in 3:54.96, the slowest winning time in meet history.
“The wind was pretty bad, so we figured it would go slow because of that and there was not much danger of getting left back as long as I keep my eyes up and watch people,” said Yorks on the race strategy. “I don't want to say I didn't have that extra gear, but I wasn't able to access it this time. That's rough, but that's how it was today.
“I have no reason not to be proud of my season,” said the Pac-12 Champ. “I threw up some good times and had some good races. First time running in a finals (at NCAAs). So everything indicates progress.”
The last Husky at nationals will be sophomore Maddie Meyers, as she runs the 5,000-meters on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. live on ESPN2.
Washington Track & Field
NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 12, 2015 – Men's Day 2 of 2
Eugene, Ore. – Hayward Field
Men's Results
1500m Final: 13. Izaic Yorks,
Players Mentioned
