USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships start today in Eugene, Oregon. Four days of non-stop track. The championships decide which athletes will represent the United States in the World Championships in Daegu, Korea August 27-September 4. Three athletes from every event will be going to Daegu. In some cases it could be four athletes. It will only be four if they are the current world champion in their event.

What really makes me excited about this year's championships is they are going to be broadcast three out of the four days. The television coverage starts on the the second day, Friday. ESPN2, NBC and Universal will be airing the championships. I have my DVR set for all three days. The only channel I don't get from my cable provider is Universal. I have sent messages to my provider asking if they could possibly bring the station to the network. They replied back they will look into it. If my cable provider had Universal in its line up, I would be watching that station 24/7.

I'm very excited to see the best track athletes of the United States battle each other to earn a spot on the national team for the upcoming World Championships. It should be a glorious four days for all track fans.