Track is finally back. It feels like cross country season just ended -- and that's because it did -- but the 2024 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener is here to blow the indoor season wide open featuring its signature distance races on the record-setting Boston University track. The early events will be highlighted by Koitatoi Kidali's NCAA debut for the Oregon Ducks in the 1K. Kidali ran 1:42.66 in the 800m earlier this year to qualify to represent Kenya at the Paris Olympics.

Following the recent death of two-time hurdles Olympian Sharon Colyear-Danville, the 2024 edition of the meet holds extra significance in her honor. FloTrack will be streaming the meet and we'll be recapping the events from noon eastern time onwards live below. Keep refreshing this page to stay up to date.

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AM Events (10:15am - 12:05pm ET): 400m, Mile, 60mH/60m

Preview:

Lisa Raye, who we'll see later along with her sister Xenia in the 200, leads the women's 60 seeds. Jerome Campbell in the men's 60 of Northern Colorado has a 6.66 best and was a 2024 NCAAs finalist in the 110 hurdles. Northern Colorado's sprint squad has a good chance to clean up in the 400m and 60mH races as well, with the likes of 47-second performer Zander Cruzan and Big Sky 3rd-placer Wendira Moss entered in the 400 and Alexia Austin leading the 60mH seeds. 

The men's mile will be a battle between Georgetown's collegiate 1K record-setter Tinoda Matsada and professional Josh Hoey with Adidas, who barely missed out on the U.S. 2024 Olympic 800m team by finishing 4th at the Olympic trials. The pacer is set to pass 800m in 1:55 to 1:56, setting the field up for about a 3:52 finish should they stay even.

On the women's side, Wilma Nielsen of Oregon enters with the fastest seed of 4:28.51. There are a few athletes that could crack the 4:30 barrier, and they'll be helped along by rabbits targeting 2:13 to 2:14 at 800m (about 4:28.5 pace).

Recap:

Both Lisa and her sister cruise into the 60m finals. Taylor Rioux of Air Force wins the women's 400m in 55.94. Cruzan is now a 46-second performer, winning the men's 400m in 46.73.

The women's mile is off! It's 48 through 300 for Kate Mitchell and at 400 faster than 66 seconds, but she's got a big gap on the field. Sadie-Jane Hickson sits in 4th. The pacing slows down to 2:15 and change through 800, and Sivan Auerbach of Oklahoma State takes the lead. Entering the final 400, Ali Ince of Oregon has the lead with her teammate Wilma Nielsen in tow. The two Ducks have gapped the field, and now it's Nielsen's time to lead. It's no contest for Nielsen to win in 4:31.94. Her teammate gets passed by Hickson who takes runner-up in 4:32.81. Cailee Peterson of Minnesota Distance Elite wins the 2nd heat, dipping under 4:40 in 4:39.93.

In the men's mile, Hoey wins with a wild kick over Matsatsa, splitting 3:52.61 to Matsatsa's 3:54.15. 

Alexia Austin dips under the 9-second 60mH barrier to to notch another win for Northern Colorado, but her team is denied a sweep as Moise Bennett finishes 2nd to Walter Tuitt of MIT in the men's race.

Precious Nzeakor of Northern Colorado upsets the Raye sisters in the 60 finals, winning in 7.53. Campbell, a veteran of this meet, takes the men's 60 in 6.79.

12:05pm ET: Women's 800m

With the miles providing a taste, the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener will really start to open up at noon, with World U20 Championships bronze medallist Sophia Gorriaran of Harvard featuring. Coming off a 243rd-place finish at XC nationals 7.5 times her signature distance, Gorriaran will be back to the 800 and if the pacers are any indication, she won't be hesitating to make the transition. Prescribed pace is at 57 through the 400m and 1:13 at 500m -- a tempo that could yield a sub-2:00 clocking even allowing for positive splits.

We're off! Gorriaran isn't waiting for the rabbit -- she's right on pace 28 seconds through the 200. The pacer Piccolo is a little behind the prescribed pace at 400, hitting 59 seconds with the field behind. Gorriaran at 1:31 for 600 now with Meghan Hunter of BYU her only challenger. Hunter steals the lead on the final turn, and holds it to the line! It's a 2:01.99 victory (2:02.03) for Hunter over Gorriaran. BYU coach Dijeet Taylor is ecstatic, jumping onto the track to celebrate.

Jillian Brown of Oregon State takes the second heat in 2:10.09.

12:17pm ET: Men's 800m

'23 Big 10 indoor 800m champ Oliver Desmeules of Penn State is among the favorites, but he'll be challenged by Jonah Hoey, younger brother of Trials 4th-placer Josh Hoey (who looks to be on pacing duties in other events today along with third brother Jaxson Hoey). The pace is set for 52 at 400, making indoor NCAA-qualifying times possible.

The men's 800 is on the track now. They're out in 52, and Desmules leads Hoey. Hoey passes with 110m to go, but Desmules isn't giving up! It's a photo finish with Hoey 1:48.25 unofficially, Desmules 1:48.28. It's a full second personal best for the youngest of the Hoey brothers.

12:25pm ET: Men's and Women's 600m

It'll be a local affair with Boston University and Boston College athletes taking the top two seeds in both the men's and women's 600m.

The women's race is off, and they split 27 high for the first 200. Annika Paulska of Williams takes the lead to pass 400 in just under a minute, but the home town cheers bring in Leonni Griffin to win in 1:33.06 unofficially.

Thomas Cowan of BU and Max McQuide of BC must have watched Griffin's race, as it's another photo finish on the men's side with Cowan winning in 1:18.64 over McQuide.

12:35pm ET: Men's and Women's 200m

High school stars and sister Lisa and Xenia Raye, both representing Trinidad and Tobago, were the first ever sprinters to ink an NIL deal with On earlier this year. With both having committed to the University of Georgia just hours ago, they'll be primed for a solid opener with Lisa Raye's 22.77 PB heading the field. On the men's side, Air Force's Javin Bostic and Jett Rose sit among a a number of sub-21-second performers on the outdoor oval.

The Raye sisters are in prime position on the outside lanes, and Lisa goes wire to wire to win the women's 200m in 24.55 unofficially. Her sister finishes 4th.

Air Force in blue adorns the middle of the track in the men's 200m, and Bostic wins it in 21.08 over Campbell. It's a bit of revenge for Bostic, who lost to Campbell in the 60 earlier today.

12:55pm ET: Men's and Women's 300m

International athletes will feature in both 300m races, including Michael Onilogbo of the UK leading the men's seeds. In the women's race, look out for Abike Egbeiyi, who is an African U20 champion and who once set the Nigerian indoor record for 800m with a 2:03.65 best, dipping down into the shorter distances.

Jada Smith of BU leads early, but the other Jada -- Jada Baylark -- takes a commanding lead midway through the race and is barely able to hold on for the win in the women's race.

Cory Couture, a Merrimack alum, wins the men's race over Onilogbo. In the second heat, defending Sharon Colyear-Danville champ Raphael Egbuchilem of Northern Colorado rolls over injured mid-race, impeding the runner to his inside on the bank.

1:28pm ET: Men's and Women's 1000m

Although the collegiate record-holder Tinoda Matsada switched to the mile, the men's race will still be a highlight of the day as it features 2024 Olympian Koitatoi Kidali. The assigned pace is hot -- 1:21 through 600m, which if evenly-split projects to about a 2:15 1K. For reference, Matsada's collegiate record is 2:18.05, the American record is 2:16.16, and the Kenyan indoor record is 2:15.50. On the women's side 4:10 1500 runner Rylee Penn is entered in the 1000, mile, and 3K, and she'll face several collegians here.

Kiera Hall of Providence leads the first 400 in 67 mid -- there's no rabbit in the women's race. She's trailed by two Cornell runners, and at the bell she's still able to maintain form and distance ahead. Hall takes it wire-to-wire in 2:48.82 unofficially.

All eyes on the men's 1K now, with the pacer taking the lead. It's 26 through 200, and Kidali is right on his heels. The 400 is passed in 54, and it's still Kidali and the pacer versus the clock. 1:21 for Kidali and the pacer has dropped -- the record attempt is on! 1:50 with a lap to go. He'll need a 26 and change or 27 to break the CR. The pack gains on him in the final lap, and the record looks out of reach now. But Kidali runs 2:20.53 to take the win regardless -- hard to complain about an event win in your collegiate debut.

1:45pm ET: Men's and Women's 4x400s

The Williams College women's team, which finished 3rd at this year's NCAA D3 indoor nationals in this event, will be putting up a squad.

After the first two legs of the women's race, it's no contest with Williams leading, 1:54 at the 800 split. Williams only extends their lead, winning in 3:51 over Wingate.

MIT lead's the men's race at the first exchange, but Wingate and Vermont are right behind. Wingate pushes to take the half-way prime lead, but MIT isn't having any of it on the pass as it's a blanket of runners for the lead across the final exchange. After spending most of the race behind, it's Vermont that takes the lead to win in 3:20.

2:05pm ET: Men's and Women's 3Ks, 5Ks

We'll be covering the men's and women's 3Ks and 5Ks separately here: Sharon Colyear-Danville 3Ks and 5Ks Live Updates

When Is The BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener?

The 2024 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener begins at 10:25 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 7.

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