June 10, 2006

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Watch senior Marc Kellman live on CBS as he competes for a National Championship in the triple jump, along with 11 of the nation's other top jumpers, in the triple jump finals scheduled for 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at A.G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif.

Joining Kellman in the finals are Indiana's Kyle Jenkins, who finished with the top jump in the qualifying round with a mark of 15.97 meters (52 ft. 4.75 in.), Florida State's Rafeeq Curry (15.94 meters/52 ft. 3.75 in.), Michigan's Michael Whitehead (15.89 meters/52 ft. 1.75 in.), Cornell's Rayon Taylor (15.86 meters/52 ft. .5 in.), Long Beach State's John Temidara (15.76 meters/51 ft. 8.5 in.), TCU's Jonathan Jackson (15.73 meters/51 ft. 7.25 in.), Long Beach State's Ronald Carter (15.66 meters/51 ft. 4.5 in.), Arizona State's Ryan Zimmerman (15.65 meters/51 ft. 4.25 in.), Minnesota's Derek Gearman (15.65 meters/51 ft. 4.25 in.), Illinois' Nick Brown (15.61 meters/51 ft. 2.75 in.) and Clemson's Jason Bell (15.59 meters/51 ft. 1.75 in.).

For the first time since 1982, the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will air live on network television when CBS airs two-and-a-half hours of live coverage from 3:30 - 6 p.m. ET on Saturday. The final day of the four-day meet will begin at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) with the final three events of the heptathlon. The field events will begin at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) with the finals of the women's hammer throw, while the track events start at 12:05 p.m. PT (3:05 p.m. ET) with the women's 800 meter final.