Kolbe Qualifies For 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced Monday that senior Smilla Kolbe has qualified in the women's 800-meter for the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships, hosted on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

"It's a great accomplishment to have an athlete qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships." Director of Cross Country/Track and Field Jeff Pigg said. "With the times around the nation, this was the hardest meet to qualify in NCAA history. There are a lot of phenomenal athletes from around the world competing for a spot in this event. Smilla is prepared and we know that this will be a great experience for her."

Kolbe is the first NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier – women's or men's – in program history. The top 16 declared athletes in each event and relays receive bids to the meet.

She qualified for the event with a personal-best and program-record time of 2:02:08 at the Celebration Pointe Classic at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center on Feb. 7. She has placed first in all three indoor meets this season.

Kolbe topped the podium at the 2025 ASUN Indoor Championships on Feb. 28, resetting the meet record with a gold-medal time of 2:02.98.

Live coverage will be streamed on ESPN+ on Friday starting at 9:15 a.m. ET, and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Results will be available here.

For the complete list of participants, visit here.

Kolbe Qualifies For 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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Smilla Kolbe

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