University of Minnesota Athletics
Samantha Sonnenberg Heads to NCAA Championships
3/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Gopher Sports Spotlight took the opportunity to stop by the University Fieldhouse to talk with senior pole vaulter Samantha Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg is coming off a performance in which she won her first Big Ten title and heads to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas, this weekend.
Sonnenberg is the lone Gopher headed to the NCAA Championships. She will compete on Saturday at 4 p.m. She cleared a career-best 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships to finish seventh and capture her first career All-America honor.
ESPN3.com will stream portions of the championships live both days. Remaining coverage will be available on NCAA.com. The times for ESPN3.com coverage are from 3-7:40 p.m. on Friday and from 3-6:50 p.m. on Saturday. Additionally, ESPN2 will air a recap show on Wednesday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. CT.
Sonnenberg is the lone Gopher headed to the NCAA Championships. She will compete on Saturday at 4 p.m. She cleared a career-best 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships to finish seventh and capture her first career All-America honor.
ESPN3.com will stream portions of the championships live both days. Remaining coverage will be available on NCAA.com. The times for ESPN3.com coverage are from 3-7:40 p.m. on Friday and from 3-6:50 p.m. on Saturday. Additionally, ESPN2 will air a recap show on Wednesday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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