Coverage of Indoor Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Gymnastics and Fencing will feature select Summer Olympic hopefuls from around the world
Beginning Friday, March 9, ESPN3 and ESPNU will kick off a combined 34 hours of coverage for four NCAA Winter Championships featuring several Summer Olympic hopefuls from around the world. It all starts with the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships live exclusively on ESPN3 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Other championships that will be featured on both networks include Swimming & Diving, Gymnastics and Fencing.
Coverage for the championships on ESPN3 and ESPNU will also be accessible online at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app to fans of an affiliated provider.
Other NCAA Winter Championships on ESPN platforms include the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. Additional details on ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Hockey Championshipwill be released at a later date. Collectively, they contribute to 174 additional hours of winter championship coverage across ESPN platforms.
Indoor Track & Field
ESPN3 will have Day One and Two coverage of the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships exclusively on the live multi-screen sports network, with ESPNU televising a taped recap of the two days of finals coverage. National team Olympic hopefuls for Indoor Track & Field include:
· Arizona – Brigetta Barrett (USA), Lawi Lalang (Kenya) and Edgar Rivera-Morales (Mexico)
· BYU – Miles Batty (USA)
· Florida – Jeff Demps, Tony McQuay and Gray Horn (USA); Kemal Mesic (Bosnia); and Genevieve LaCaze (Australia)
· Indiana – Andy Bayer and Kind Butler (USA)
· Kansas State – Erik Kynard and Ryann Krais (USA); Jeffrey Julmis (Haiti); and Mantas Silkauskas (Lithuania)
· LSU – Kimberlyn Dunca (USA), Damar Forbes and Riker Hylton (Jamaica)
· Oklahoma – Tia Brooks (USA)
· Oregon – Jordan Hasay (USA), Brianne Theisen (Canada) and Ane Kesselring (Germany)
· South Carolina – Kierre Beckles (Barbados) and Marvin Reitze (Germany)
The schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Fri, Mar 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Day One: NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Day Two: NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Mar 18 | 7:30 p.m. | NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships (on delay) | ESPNU |
Swimming & Diving
ESPN3 will carry Day Two and Three coverage in both the men’s and women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championship exclusively, with ESPNU broadcasting the finals for both on delay. U.S. National Team Olympic hopefuls in the women’s Swimming & Diving event include Haley Anderson (USC), Elizabeth Beisel and Teresa Crippen (Florida), Jennifer Connolly (Tennessee), Caitlin Leverenz (Cal), Amber McDermott and Megan Romano (Georgia). On the men’s side, those in contending for a spot on the Olympic team include Jimmy Feigen (Texas), Ryan Feeley (Michigan), Cory Chitwood (Arizona), Kyle Owens (Auburn) and Chad La Tourette (Stanford). The schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Fri, Mar 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Day Two: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Day Three: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships | ESPN3 |
| Wed, Mar 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Finals: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships (on delay) | ESPNU |
| Fri, Mar 23 | 10:00 p.m. | Day Two: NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 24 | 10:00 p.m. | Day Three: NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Finals: NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships (on delay) | ESPNU |
Gymnastics
Women’s Gymnastics take the floor beginning Saturday, April 21, and ESPN3 will have exclusive live coverage of both the Super Six team finals and Individual Event finals, with ESPNU broadcasting both on delay. Competing in the NCAA Championship include Olympic hopefuls Jessie Deziel (Nebraska), Mackenzie Caquatto and Marissa King (Florida). The schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Sat, Apr 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Super Six Team Finals: NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Individual Event Finals: NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships | ESPN3 |
| Wed, May 2 | 8:30 p.m. | Finals: NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships (on delay) | ESPNU |
Fencing
Beginning on March 23 will be the men’s and women’s NCAA Fencing Championships. Both the semifinals and finals will be carried live exclusively on ESPN3, with the finals on delay on ESPNU. The schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Fri, Mar 23 | 1:45 p.m. | Women’s Semifinals & Finals: NCAA Fencing Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Mar 25 | 1:45 p.m. | Men’s Semifinals & Finals: NCAA Fencing Championships | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Men’s and Women’s Finals: NCAA Fencing Championships (on delay) | ESPNU |
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