WBOY.com

McCabe heads to national championships

West Virginia's Ceili McCabe clears the barrier at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, during the Women's 3,000 meter steeplechase national title race on June 11, 2022. (Photo: WVU Athletics)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University track and field team is set to compete at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, from June 7-10, hosted by the University of Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

The women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase semifinal is scheduled for Thursday, June 8, at 9:02 p.m. ET, followed by the finals on Saturday, June 10, beginning at 9:24 p.m. Live results and streaming are available at WVUSports.com.

McCabe enters the NCAA National Championships ranked No. 8 in the nation in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:45.40 that she ran at the Mountaineer Showcase on April 21. She is coming off her third consecutive Big 12 title in the event on May 14 and a second-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. The Vancouver, British Columbia, native placed third at last season’s NCAAs to earn her third All-American honor of the year. McCabe joined former West Virginia cross country and track and field greats Marie-Louise Asselin, Clara Grandt and Keri Bland, as the only Mountaineer women to garner All-American honors three times in the same year.

McCabe earned her first All-American award in 2021 during her inaugural trip to the National Championships. She completed her first 3,000-meter steeplechase national final in 9:37.39.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://wvusports.co/2EVMpVE

LIVE STREAM THURSDAY: https://wvusports.co/3CaHwpb

LIVE STREAM SATURDAY: https://wvusports.co/3qrJWgz