Kristen O’Handley Qualifies for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Mar 1, 2023 | Track & Field
Women's Qualifiers | Live Results Link
New Orleans, Louisiana – Kristen O'Handley of Tulane's indoor track & field program qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the Pentathlon, the organization announced late last night.
O'Handley will compete in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center on March 10 starting at 9:20 a.m. CST with the Pentathlon 60m hurdles. The times for the other events of the Pentathlon on that Friday are 10:30 a.m. – high jump, 12:30 p.m. – shot put, 1:30 p.m. – long jump and 2:40 p.m. – 800m.
ESPN+ will stream the championships live starting at 10:30 a.m. CST on Friday, March 10.
O'Handley won the Pentathlon at the 2023 AAC Indoor Championships on February 24. She set a school, meet and conference record in winning the event with 4,175 points. It was her second individual Pentathlon victory of the season and the second time that she has accumulated 4,000 or more points this season. It was also the third time this year that she set the school Pentathlon record. She set five different personal bests in the five individual events of the Pentathlon at the meet. She won the Pentathlon 800m (2:15.94) and the pentathlon long jump (5.74m). O'Handley finished second in the Pentathlon shot put (11.74m) and earned third in the Pentathlon 60m hurdles (8.52) and the pentathlon high jump (1.71m). It was also her second time being All-AAC in the indoor Pentathlon in her Tulane career. She currently ranks 12th nationally in the Pentathlon, first in the American Athletic Conference and third among all competitors in the South Central Region.
Tulane's indoor track and field program had a historic fourth-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championships at the championships. The program recorded 65.5 points over the course of the two days of the meet. The fourth-place finish was the highest-ever for the program in the AAC. The previous high was fifth place in 2017. The program jumped four spots from last year when they finished eighth. This year's finish was the highest for any Tulane women's team during indoor season since 1999 when the squad won the C-USA Championships.
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Tickets for the 2023 season for the men's and women's basketball team's games, the baseball season and the upcoming football campaign can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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New Orleans, Louisiana – Kristen O'Handley of Tulane's indoor track & field program qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the Pentathlon, the organization announced late last night.
O'Handley will compete in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center on March 10 starting at 9:20 a.m. CST with the Pentathlon 60m hurdles. The times for the other events of the Pentathlon on that Friday are 10:30 a.m. – high jump, 12:30 p.m. – shot put, 1:30 p.m. – long jump and 2:40 p.m. – 800m.
ESPN+ will stream the championships live starting at 10:30 a.m. CST on Friday, March 10.
O'Handley won the Pentathlon at the 2023 AAC Indoor Championships on February 24. She set a school, meet and conference record in winning the event with 4,175 points. It was her second individual Pentathlon victory of the season and the second time that she has accumulated 4,000 or more points this season. It was also the third time this year that she set the school Pentathlon record. She set five different personal bests in the five individual events of the Pentathlon at the meet. She won the Pentathlon 800m (2:15.94) and the pentathlon long jump (5.74m). O'Handley finished second in the Pentathlon shot put (11.74m) and earned third in the Pentathlon 60m hurdles (8.52) and the pentathlon high jump (1.71m). It was also her second time being All-AAC in the indoor Pentathlon in her Tulane career. She currently ranks 12th nationally in the Pentathlon, first in the American Athletic Conference and third among all competitors in the South Central Region.
Tulane's indoor track and field program had a historic fourth-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championships at the championships. The program recorded 65.5 points over the course of the two days of the meet. The fourth-place finish was the highest-ever for the program in the AAC. The previous high was fifth place in 2017. The program jumped four spots from last year when they finished eighth. This year's finish was the highest for any Tulane women's team during indoor season since 1999 when the squad won the C-USA Championships.
Follow Tulane Track & Field on social media at @GreenWaveXCTF on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2023 season for the men's and women's basketball team's games, the baseball season and the upcoming football campaign can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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