Five athletes will carry the Maverick banner this weekend at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field championships in Mankato, Minn., headed by sprinter Pinar Saka, who holds the top marks in both the 200 and 400-meter races.

Prelims in running events will be Friday, with finals on Saturday at Myers Field House. The first women's events begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday and at noon on Saturday.

Saka, a junior from Istanbul, Turkey, won both the 200 and 400 races to help the Mavericks finish fourth in last month's North Central Conference indoor championships.

Besides Saka, Molly Belling, second in the NCC 60-meter dash and third in the 200, will compete in both events; Anja Puc will run in the 400 after her second-place finish in the NCC behind Saka, and Shana Brown, the NCC champion in the long jump, will try to add another title on Friday. The 4x400-meter relay team of Saka, Belling, Puc and Kayla Koepke, second in the NCC meet, will run in Saturday's final event.

UNO finished 10th in last year's indoor national meet.

NCAA II Indoor Track & Field Event Schedule
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
All qualifying events with the exception of the field events and Distance Medley Relay
11:25 a.m. - National Anthem
11:30 a.m. - Men's 35-Pound Weight Throw
1:30 p.m - Women's 20-Pound Weight Throw
3:45 p.m. - Women's Long Jump (Shana Brown)
3:50 p.m. - Men's High Jump
4:15 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault
5:00 p.m. - Women's Mile Run Prelims
5:15 p.m. - Men's Mile Run Prelims
5:30 p.m. - Women's 400-Meter Dash Prelims (Pinar Saka, Anja Puc)
5:45 p.m. - Men's 400-Meter Dash Prelims
6:03 p.m. - Women's 60-Meter Dash Prelims (Molly Belling)
6:18 p.m. - Men's 60-Meter Dash Prelims
6:20 p.m. - Men's Long Jump
6:36 p.m. - Women's 800-Meter Dash Prelims
6:46 p.m. - Men's 800-Meter Run Prelims
7:01 p.m. - Women's 60-Meter Hurdles Prelims
7:16 p.m. - Men's 60-Meter Hurdles Prelims
7:31 p.m. - Women's 200-Meter Dash Prelims (Pinar Saka, Molly Belling)
7:46 p.m. - Men's 200-Meter Dash Prelims
8:01 p.m. - Women's Distance Medley Relay
8:21 p.m. - Men's Distance Medley Relay
8:31 p.m. - Conclusion Day 1

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
All events final
9:55 a.m. - National Anthem
10:00 a.m. - Men's Shot Put
Noon - Women's Shot Put
2:00 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump
2:15 p.m. - Women's High Jump
2:45 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault
4:00 p.m. - Women's Mile Run
4:10 p.m. - Men's Mile Run
4:20 p.m. - Women's 400-Meter Dash (Saka, Puc)
4:30 p.m. - Men's 400-Meter Dash
4:45 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump
4:45 p.m. - Women's 60-Meter Dash (Belling)
4:53 p.m. - Men's 60-Meter Dash
5:06 p.m. - Women's 800-Meter Dash
5:14 p.m. - Men's 800-Meter Run
5:27 p.m. - Women' s 60-Meter Hurdles
5:35 p.m. - Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
5:43 p.m. - Women's 200-Meter Dash (Saka, Belling)
5:51 p.m. - Men's 200-Meter Dash
6:00 p.m. - Women's 5000-Meter Run
6:20 p.m. - Men's 5000-Meter Run
6:40 p.m. - Women's 1600-Meter Relay (Saka, Belling, Puc, Kayla Koepke)
6:50 p.m. - Men's 1600-Meter Relay
7:00 p.m. - Awards Ceremonies