Knodle, Carnes Set For NCAA Indoor Championships

Friday, March 11

Birmingham, AL

12:15 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

NCAA Indoor Championships

Knodle, Carnes Set For NCAA Indoor Championships

3/8/2016 4:13:00 PM | Track and Field

Meet Schedule
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa track and field program will send senior Paige Knodle and junior Brandon Carnes to represent the Panthers at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships March 11-12 in Birmingham, Ala.

The meet will kick off at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, March 11 with Knodle in the women's pentathlon. Carnes will compete in the 60 meter dash semifinals at 6:30 p.m. The NCAA Indoor Championships will be streamed on ESPN3 starting at 5:25 p.m. CT on Friday and Saturday at 3:55 p.m. CT.

This will be Carnes' and Knodle's first appearances at the NCAA Indoor Championships after both having experience at the outdoor meet. Knodle earned All-America status in the outdoor heptathlon in 2014 while Carnes earned All-America honorable mention in the 200 meter dash in 2015.

Both Knodle and Carnes will enter the NCAA Championships with four individual MVC titles under their belt from the 2016 season after Carnes defended his titles in the 60 and 200 meter dashes and Knodle won the pentathlon and the 60 meter hurdles. Thanks to their outstanding performances, Knodle was named MVC Women's Most Valuable Athlete, Most Outstanding Track Athlete and Most Outstanding Field Athlete while Carnes earned his second MVC Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete award.

Carnes is ranked No. 12 in the country this season in the 60 meter dash, setting a new UNI and MVC all-time record with his personal-best time of 6.64. After winning the 60 and 200 meter dashes at the MVC Indoor Championships in February, he became the first athlete in Valley history to three-peat in both the 60 and 200 while also becoming the most decorated sprinter in UNI history with the most individual conference titles with 10 between indoor and outdoor seasons.

Knodle's wins in the pentathlon and 60 meter hurdles at this year's conference championship not only set new MVC meet records, but also climbed to the top of the UNI records as well. The two-time pentathlon MVC champion turned in a personal-best point total of 4,138 for the win and rank her No. 15 in NCAA Division I track.

For live updates during the meet, fans can access live results or follow UNI on Twitter (@UNITrackFieldXC). A full set of results and a recap will be available following the completion of the meet at www.UNIPanthers.com. A re-air of the championships will take place on Sunday, March 13 starting at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN3 and also Wednesday, March 23 starting at 9 p.m. CT on ESPNU.