
NCAA Championships Begin Friday for Anderson
3/13/2025 9:45:00 AM | Track and Field
Benne Anderson is set to represent the Orange at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in the mile. The Sophomore gets his meet started in the NCAA Semifinals at 7 p.m. on Friday.
MEET INFO:
Dates: Friday, March 14 – Saturday, March 15
Live Results: Here
TV: ESPN+
MILE PREVIEW:
Anderson will race in the second-of-two heats on Friday. Each heat has eight participants, and the top-four in each heat, plus the next-two fastest times advance to Saturday's NCAA Final, which will be at 6 p.m.
Washington's Ronan McMahon-Staggs has the fastest time this season in Anderson's heat at 3:51.85. Anderson enters the meet with a season-best time of 3:54.12. Nathan Green, also of Washington, has the fastest mark of the year among those entered in the mile this weekend at 3:50.74, but he'll race in heat one.
ABOUT ANDERSON:
Anderson set a new school record and European U-23 record earlier this season in Boston with a time of 3:54.12. It was the first time a Syracuse runner broke 3:55 in the event.
He earned Second Team All-ACC honors this season by taking fifth in the event at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships less than two weeks ago.
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MEET INFO:
Dates: Friday, March 14 – Saturday, March 15
Live Results: Here
TV: ESPN+
MILE PREVIEW:
Anderson will race in the second-of-two heats on Friday. Each heat has eight participants, and the top-four in each heat, plus the next-two fastest times advance to Saturday's NCAA Final, which will be at 6 p.m.
Washington's Ronan McMahon-Staggs has the fastest time this season in Anderson's heat at 3:51.85. Anderson enters the meet with a season-best time of 3:54.12. Nathan Green, also of Washington, has the fastest mark of the year among those entered in the mile this weekend at 3:50.74, but he'll race in heat one.
ABOUT ANDERSON:
Anderson set a new school record and European U-23 record earlier this season in Boston with a time of 3:54.12. It was the first time a Syracuse runner broke 3:55 in the event.
He earned Second Team All-ACC honors this season by taking fifth in the event at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships less than two weeks ago.
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Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
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