White Takes Eighth In Weight To Open NCAAs

Thursday, March 7

Boston, MA

3:00 PM

University of Washington

NCAA Indoor Championships

March 07, 2024 | Track & Field

By: UW Athletic Communications

2024 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday-Saturday, Mar. 7-9
Boston, Mass. | The TRACK At New Balance

Complete Schedule | Friday Start Lists: Men | Women

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Schedule of Huskies in action
Friday
6:30am PT - Men's Heptathlon 60m - Bruno Comin Pescador
7:30am PT - Men's Heptathlon Long Jump - Bruno Comin Pescador
8:45am PT - Men's Heptathlon Shot Put - Bruno Comin Pescador
10:15am PT - Men's Heptathlon High Jump - Bruno Comin Pescador
11:00am PT - Men's Pole Vault Final – Mathis Bresko, Max Manson
1:00pm PT – Men's Long Jump Final – Prestin Artis
1:00pm PT - Men's Mile Semifinals - Joe Waskom (Heat 1), Luke Houser (Heat 2)
1:50pm PT - Men's 800m Semifinals – Nathan Green (Heat 1)
3:00pm PT - Men's Distance Medley Relay Final
3:00pm PT - Women's Pole Vault Final - Nastassja Campbell and Hana Moll
4:00pm PT - Women's Mile Semifinals – Chloe Foerster (Heat 2)
4:50pm PT - Women's 800m Semifinals – Wilma Nielsen (Heat 1) and Carley Thomas (Heat 1)
6:00pm PT - Women's Distance Medley Relay Final

Saturday
7:30am PT - Men's Heptathlon 60m Hurdles - Bruno Comin Pescador
8:30am PT - Men's Heptathlon Pole Vault - Bruno Comin Pescador
12:30pm PT - Men's Heptathlon 1000m - Bruno Comin Pescador
1:00pm PT - Men's Mile Final - Luke Houser, Joe Waskom
1:30pm PT - Men's 800m Final – Nathan Green
2:00pm PT - Men's 3000m Final – Luke Houser
4:00pm PT - Women's Mile Final – Chloe Foerster
4:30pm PT - Women's 800m Final – Wilma Nielsen and Carley Thomas

BOSTON – The NCAA Indoor Championships opened up tonight with the men's and women's weight throws, featuring Husky record-holder Jayden White in his fourth-straight and final indoor championship. White earned a third-straight podium finish, landing in eighth-place today to put the UW men's team on the board heading into a full day's action on Friday.

The weight throws were moved to Thursday and held separate from the rest of the meet due to facility safety concerns. White was the first thrower in the field of 16 and therefore the first competitor in the championship, taking place this year at The TRACK at New Balance.

White had to come up clutch in round three after he had two fouls on his first two attempts, both going just wide to the left of the sector. On his third throw, he went 72-11 ¼ which put him in seventh after the round ended, and the field was reduced from 16 to the top-nine.

The Everett, Wash. native was unable to connect for a big one in his next three attempts and he would get bumped one place to eighth. His sixth and final round throw was his second-best of the day at 72-5 ¾.

The eighth-place finish scores one point for the Dawgs and is White's sixth Top-10 finish at an NCAA Championship, indoors or out. He was top-10 in all four years in the weight throw.

Friday's long day of competition starts early for the Huskies with the men's heptathlon and Bruno Comin Pescador going at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time/6:30 a.m. Pacific. The first event aside from the multis will start at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT with the men's pole vault, and the first running event is the men's mile semifinals at 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT.

NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Mar. 7 | Day 1 of 3
Boston, Mass. | The TRACK At New Balance

Washington results

Men's Weight Throw
8. Jayden White, 72-11 ¼ (First Team All-America)