The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Final competitor list announced for NCAA Men's Track and Field West Preliminary Round
05.16.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country m, Track & Field / Cross Country
NCAA West Preliminary Round Information | NCAA Outdoor Championships - Declarations/Start Lists/Results
May 16, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA announced the declaration list Thursday for the Division I Track & Field West Preliminary Round.
The eighth-ranked Texas men's track and field team has 22 athletes accepted in 11 events at next week's three-day meet.
Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective event earned berths into the NCAA West Preliminary Round, which will be held May 23-25 at Mike A. Myers Stadium. The best 24 relay times will also advance to NCAA prelims.
Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay times at both the East and West prelims will qualify for the NCAA Championships (June 5-8) in Eugene, Ore.
The descending order list in each event was released Monday and teams were allowed to make scratches over the last two days.
There are 10 Longhorns seeded among the top 12 in the West Region in nine events:
- Zack Bilderback - 400 meters (46.08 - 8th)
- Kyle Thompson - 800 meters (1:48.48 - 6th)
- Kyle Merber - 1,500 meters (3:41.63 - 10th)
- Ryan Dohner - 10,000 meters (29:20.19 - 9th)
- Craig Lutz - 10,000 meters (29:22.75 - 12th)
- Keiron Stewart - 110-meter hurdles (13.51w - 4th)
- Trevor Van Ackeren - 3,000m steeplechase (8:49.74 - 12th)
- Ryan Crouser - shot put (69-2.50/21.09m - 1st), discus (194-6/59.28m - 6th)
- Will Spence - shot put (61-5/18.72m - 9th)
- Hayden Baillio - shot put (60-4.50/18.40m - 10th)
The Longhorns did have some scratches, mostly notably in the high jump where Victor Glaze II will not be able to compete due to a knee injury. His season-best mark of 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) ranked tied for seventh in the West region.
"It's unfortunate that Victor will not be able to take part," head coach Bubba Thornton said. "But we're pleased with the guys we have in there."
Dohner and Lutz had qualifying times in the 5,000 meters, but will only compete in the 10,000. Patrick McGregor will take part in the 1,500 meters, though he had a qualifying time in the 800.
The throwers are the only ones declared in more than one event. Ryan Crouser leads the nation in the shot put with a school-record toss of 69-2 1/2 (21.09m) at the Big 12 Championships. He will compete in the discus where he ranks No. 6 in the West region with a mark of 194-6 (59.28m).
Hayden Baillio and Will Spence will also participate in both the shot put and discus.
In addition, decathletes Johannes Hock (long jump, discus and javelin) and Isaac Murphy (100m and long jump) had qualifying marks in other events, but will not compete again until the NCAA Championships.
There is no decathlon competition at the NCAA prelims. The top 24 decathlon marks in the nation earn an automatic berth to the NCAAs. Hock has the top decathlon mark in the nation (8,293) and Murphy ranks 10th (7,758).
The 4x100-meter relay unit of Basil Fares, Emerson Sanders, Stewart and Murphy clocked a qualifying time of 40.50, which would have been seeded 24th.
But declaring them in that event would have required Stewart to participate in two events and he has just returned to form after missing the Big 12 Championships due to a leg injury. Murphy is also nursing a leg injury, though that should not impact his availability for the national meet.
2013 NCAA Division I Track & Field West Preliminary Round Information
May 23-25 - Austin, Texas - Mike A. Myers Stadium
Schedule: Field events start at noon all three days. Running events begin at 4:30 p.m. on both May 23 and 24, and 6 p.m. on May 25. Click here for the complete schedule.
Tickets: All-session tickets are priced at $25 for adult and $15 for youth (17 and under) and seniors. Single-day tickets are also available: $10 for adults and $7 for youth (17 and under) and seniors. Children under 2 years old are admitted free. Click here or call (512) 471-3333 to purchase tickets.
Texas Entrants: Here is the list of Longhorns seeded among the top 48 on the NCAA West Region declaration list. Click here to view the complete list of accepted athletes.
| Event | Seed | Name | Time/Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 Meters | 8. | Zack Bilderback | 46.08 |
| 800 Meters | 6. | Kyle Thompson | 1:48.48 |
| 1,500 Meters | 10. | Kyle Merber | 3:41.63 |
| 20. | Patrick McGregor | 3:44.00 | |
| 10,000 Meters | 9. | Ryan Dohner | 29:20.19 |
| 12. | Craig Lutz | 29:22.75 | |
| 22. | Rory Tunningley | 29:30.36 | |
| 110-Meter Hurdles | 4. | Keiron Stewart | 13.51w |
| 17. | Jake Wohlford | 13.95 | |
| 400-Meter Hurdles | 31. | Josh Brudnick | 51.94 |
| 3,000-Meter Steeplechase | 12. | Trevor Van Ackeren | 8:49.74 |
| 20. | Austin Bussing | 8:52.05 | |
| 36. | Austin Roth | 8:56.49 | |
| Pole Vault | 20. | Reese Watson | 17-5.75 (5.31m) |
| 27. | Casey Wicker | 17-2.75 (5.25m) | |
| 29. | Mark Thomas | 17-1 (5.21m) | |
| Triple Jump | 24. | Jarard Bruner | 50-11.50 (15.53m) |
| Shot Put | 1. | Ryan Crouser | 69-2.50 (21.09m) |
| 9. | Will Spence | 61-5 (18.72m) | |
| 10. | Hayden Baillio | 60-4.50 (18.40m) | |
| Discus | 6. | Ryan Crouser | 194-6 (59.28m) |
| 13. | Will Spence | 188-8 (57.52m) | |
| 15. | Clint Harris | 188-4 (57.40m) | |
| 25. | Blake Jakobsson | 182-6 (55.62m) | |
| 36. | Hayden Baillio | 176-11 (53.92m) |