University of Minnesota Athletics

Blankenship in USA Championships 1,500m Field

6/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

Minnesota’s Ben Blankenship will compete this week in the USA Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The Championships run from June 23-27 on the famous blue track at Drake University.

Blankenship, an NCAA indoor All-American last spring, will also compete in the 1,500 meters. The men’s first round prelims will be held on Friday at 6:25 p.m. The top two finishers in each of the three preliminary heats and the next six best times advance to Sunday’s 2:40 p.m. final.

ESPN and NBC will provide some live television coverage of the last three days of the USA Championships. The remainder of the Championships can be followed online: http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/video.asp.
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