EUGENE, Oregon -- Furman sophomore Carson Williams earned a second team All-America citation in the 3,000m Steeplechase Wednesday in the opening day of the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Heyward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

Williams, who hails from Raleigh, N.C., finished tenth in his heat and 16th overall with a time of 8:44.27 to claim his first career All-America honor.  At the East Preliminaries, he posted a time of 8:38.36 to take second in his heat and fourth overall and advance automatically to Eugene.  Williams, who was competing in the event at the preliminaries for the second-consecutive year, entered the meet ranked eighth in the East after recording a personal-best time of 8:37.65 at the Lee University Last Chance meet.

The meet will continue on Thursday, when sophomore Megan Marvin will run in the 1,500m semifinals at 8:46 p.m. ET.  A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., she finished third in her heat and seventh overall with a personal-best time of 4:13.47 at the preliminaries to advance automatically to the semifinals.  Marvin made her second-consecutive appearance in the East Preliminaries after running in the 800m at last year's meet.  The reigning SoCon Champion in both the 800m and 1,500m, she entered this year's preliminaries ranked 12th in the 1,500m after posting a time of 4:14.97 at the Virginia Challenge in April.  

Twelve runners will advance to the 1,500m finals, which are set for Saturday at 5:41 p.m. ET

The top eight finishers in each event at the NCAA Championships are deemed first team All-Americans, with finishers nine through 16 earning second team All-America accolades.  Honorable mention All-America citations are bestowed on athletes who finish in 17th through 24th place.

The championships will be broadcast live on ESPNU on Thursday.  Coverage will be provided on ESPN2 on Friday and on ESPN on Saturday.  A full schedule with live results can be found at https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2022/index.htm.  

NCAA Championships (All times noted are Eastern Standard Time) 

Wednesday

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase - Carson Williams - 16th (8:44.27) - Second Team All-American

Thursday

8:46 p.m. Women's 1,500m Semifinals - Megan Marvin

Saturday

5:41 p.m. Women's 1,500m Finals