Lange Prepped for 1,500m at Outdoor Track & Field Championships
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech middle distance senior Sam Lange will begin competition Thursday at the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at the Zola Witten Track at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas.
A native of Washington, Illinois, Lange will compete in the 1,500m preliminary round at 6:10 p.m. (EST) Thursday. It took a lifetime best performance in the metric mile for Lange to make the national meet, with his personal-best time of 3:45.01 to take fourth at the Lee Last Chance Meet on May 11, solidifying his spot amongst the field of 19.
Thursday's preliminary round will showcase two heats, with the top-four of each heat and the next four fastest times advancing to the finals on Saturday at 3:35 p.m. (EST).