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NCAA West Preliminary Round
Five Horns punch tickets to NCAA Outdoor Track and Field meet
05.29.2014 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Crouser, Jara Dohmann, Mickle, Petrillose and Watson earn berths to nationals during NCAA West Preliminary Round; top-ranked women advance eight of nine first-round running event entries to quarterfinals.
2014 NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY ROUND
• When: Thursday, May 29 - Saturday, May 31 - Meet Information | Meet Notes
• Where: Fayetteville, Arkansas (John McDonnell Field)
• Declarations: Men | Women
• Start Lists: Men - Day One | Women - Day One | Day Two
• Video: Akinosun, Okolo preview NCAA West prelim (May 29, 2014)
• Results: Day One
• Live Results: Click here
• Video Streaming: Begins at 5 p.m. Central Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. Click here.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Track and Field team had a successful opening day at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at the University of Arkansas.
The Longhorns advanced four field event athletes and one distance runner to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and 10 more from first round running events to quarterfinals during Thursday's action.
Facing humid and occasional rainy conditions at John McDonnell Field, the top-ranked women's team was especially impressive with eight of its nine first-round entries on Thursday heading to quarterfinal action, including all four in the 400 meters.
The top 12 times/marks in each event at the three-day West Prelim earn berths to next month's NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Courtney Okolo (51.94 seconds), Briana Nelson (51.94), Ashley Spencer (52.23) and Kendall Baisden (52.45) each won heats in the 48-woman 400-meter field that was pared down to 24 for Friday's quarterfinal.
Okolo, Baisden, Nelson and Spencer entered the meet seeded one through four, respectively.
Danielle Dowie (57.49) and Melissa Gonzalez (58.58) advanced to the quarterfinal in the 400-meter hurdles, Morolake Akinosun (11.39) in the 100 meters, and Katie Hoaldridge (2:06.82) in the 800. Gonzalez's time was the second best of her career. All three quarterfinals are set for Friday.
As expected a pair of NCAA champions advanced to the national meet.
For the seventh-ranked Longhorn men, junior Ryan Crouser earned a berth to his third-straight NCAA Outdoor meet by posting the top performance in the shot put with a toss of 66 feet, 11 1/4 inches (20.40m) in the first round. Crouser won the shot put at both the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships and the 2014 indoor meet and entered Thursday's action with the No. 1 seed after a national-leading toss of 70-2 1/4 (21.29m) at the Big 12 Outdoor meet.
Kaitlin Petrillose barely broke a sweat in advancing to the national meet. Petrillose, a junior, needed just one attempt in the pole vault, clearing 13-7 (4.14m) after passing the first three heights. The 2014 NCAA indoor champion finished in a four-way tie for first with the competition ending at that height.
Sophomore Reese Watson will make his second trip to the outdoor nationals in the pole vault. Watson needed to clear just three bars, including the eventual winning height of 17-7 (5.36m). He ended up tied for fourth in first-round action.
Senior Olivia Mickle, a first-year transfer from Brown, punched her ticket to nationals in the 10,000 meters, the final event of the day. Running in the lead pack from start to finish, Mickle finished fourth in the 48-woman semifinal in 34:08.53.
Just before Mickle advanced, freshman Fabian Jara Dohmann survived a four-plus hour javelin event. The freshman, who won the Big 12 javelin title two weeks ago in his first collegiate meet, nearly did not make the first round final after entering as the second seed. He needed a toss of 208-3 (63.39m) on this third attempt to reach the final. But he moved from 15th to fifth on his fifth attempt of the competition (second of the final) with a toss of 220-7 (67.25m), which was good enough to send him to the national meet.
Senoj-Jay Givans and Zack Bilderback were also able to survive first-round action in the sprints. Givans had the seventh-best time (10.28) in the 100 meters and Bilderback was eighth in the 400m in 46.28. The quarterfinal in both events is set for Friday.
Will Spence was unable to make his second-consecutive trip to outdoor nationals in the shot put. Spence was 17th in the first round with a toss of 57-8 1/4 (17.58m). The top 16 athletes after the first three attempts in throwing events head to finals (and three more tosses).
Spence still has an opportunity to reach the national meet. He will join Crouser and Blake Jakobsson in the first round of the discus which is scheduled for Saturday.
Friday's action at the NCAA West Preliminary Round starts at 10 a.m. Central, though the Longhorns are not in action until 5 p.m. when the running events get underway.
TEXAS ENTRIES/RESULTS – NCAA West Preliminary Round
Fayetteville, Ark. • John McDonnell Field • All Times Central
q – qualified for quarterfinal
^ – qualified for NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Thursday, May 29
Women
• 100 Meters - First Round: 4. Morolake Akinosun, 11.39q; 27. Christy Udoh, 11.78
• 400 Meters - First Round: 2. Courtney Okolo, 51.94q; 3. Briana Nelson, 52.05q; 5. Ashley Spencer, 52.23q; 6. Kendall Baisden, 52.45
• 800 Meters - First Round: 8. Katie Hoaldridge, 2:06.82q
• 10,000 Meters - Semifinal: 4. Olivia Mickle, 34:08.53^
• 400-Meter Hurdles - First Round: 3. Danielle Dowie, 57.49q; 16. Melissa Gonzalez, 58.58q
• Pole Vault: t1. Kaitlin Petrillose, 13-7 (4.14m)^
Men
• 100 Meters - First Round: 7. Senoj-Jay Givans, 10.28q; t30. Charles Anumnu, 10.61; 36. Basil Fares, 10.68
• 400 Meters - First Round: 8. Zack Bilderback, 46.28q; 31. Chris Irvin, 47.22
• 1,500 Meters - First Round: 37. John McNamara, 3:50.19
• 10,000 Meters - Semifinal: 20. Chris Galvin, 30:07.17; 24. Mark Pinales, 30:24.39
• 400-Meter Hurdles - First Round: 43. Josh Brudnick, 53.43
• Pole Vault: t4. Reese Watson, 17-7 (5.36m)^; t28. Casey Wicker, 16-3.25 (4.96m)
• Shot Put: 1. Ryan Crouser, 66-11.25 (20.40m)^; 17. Will Spence, 57-8.25 (17.58m)
• Javelin: 5. Fabian Jara Dohmann, 220-7 (67.25m)
Friday, May 30
Women
• 100-Meter Hurdles - First Round (5:30 p.m.): Morgan Snow
• 400 Meters - Quarterfinal (6:15 p.m.): Courtney Okolo, Briana Nelson, Ashley Spencer, Kendall Baisden
• 100 Meters - Quarterfinal (6:45 p.m.): Morolake Akinosun
• 800 Meters - Quarterfinal (7:15 p.m.): Katie Hoaldridge
• 400-Meter Hurdles - Quarterfinal (7:45 p.m.): Danielle Dowie, Melissa Gonzalez
• 200 Meters - First Round (8:25 p.m.): Morolake Akinosun, Christy Udoh
• Steeplechase - Quarterfinal (9:30 p.m.): Brittany Marches
Men
• 110-Meter Hurdles - First Round (5 p.m.): Spencer Dunkerley-Offor, Jake Wohlford
• 400 Meters - Quarterfinal (6 p.m.): Zack Bilderback
• 100 Meters - Quarterfinal (6:30 p.m.): Senoj-Jay Givans
• 200 Meters - First Round (8 p.m.): Senoj-Jay Givans, Carlton Anumnu, Charles Anumnu
Saturday, May 31
Women
• High Jump (6 p.m.): Shanay Briscoe
• 4x100-Meter Relay - Quarterfinal (6:15 p.m.): TBA
• 100-Meter Hurdles - Quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.):
• 200 Meters - Quarterfinal (7:50 p.m.):
• 5,000 Meters - Semifinal (8:45 p.m.): Marielle Hall
• 4x400-Meter Relay - Quarterfinal (9:45 p.m.): TBA
Men
• Discus (3 p.m.): Ryan Crouser, Will Spence, Blake Jakobsson
• 4x100-Meter Relay - Quarterfinal (6 p.m.): TBA
• Triple Jump (6 p.m.): Nick Phynn
• 110-Meter Hurdles - Quarterfinal (5 p.m.):
• 200 Meters - Quarterfinal (8 p.m.):
• 4x400-Meter Relay - Quarterfinal (9:25 p.m.): TBA
2014 NCAA West Regional - Women's Entries
| Event | Seed | Name | Time/Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 1. | Morolake Akinosun | 10.99w@ |
| 24. | Christy Udoh | 11.49w | |
| 200m | 4. | MorolakeAkinosun | 22.80w |
| 12. | Christy Udoh | 23.24w | |
| 400m | 1. | Courtney Okolo | 50.14@ |
| 2. | Kendall Baisden | 50.57@ | |
| 3. | Briana Nelson | 51.33@ | |
| 4. | Ashley Spencer | 51.41 | |
| 800m | 18. | Katie Hoaldridge | 2:06.59 |
| 5,000m | 2. | Marielle Hall | 15:19.26 |
| 10,000m | 8. | Olivia Mickle | 33:40.14 |
| 100mh | 3. | Morgan Snow | 12.86w@ |
| 400mh | 3. | Danielle Dowie | 56.73@ |
| 19. | Melisssa Gonzalez | 58.50@ | |
| Steeplechase | 39. | Brittany Marches | 10:26.90 |
| 4x100m relay | 4. | Snow, Okolo, Akinosun, Spencer | 43.62 |
| 4x400m relay | 1. | Nelson, Okolo, Baisden, Spencer | 3:25.05 |
| High Jump | 1. | Shanay Briscoe | 6 3/4 (1.85m) |
| Pole Vault | 2. | Kaitlin Petrillose | 14-9 (4.50m) |
2014 NCAA West Regional - Men's Entries
| Event | Seed | Name | Time/Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 3. | Senoj-Jay Givans | 10.19@ |
| 42. | Charles Anumnu | 10.45w | |
| 44. | Basil Fares | 10.46w | |
| 200m | 10. | Senoj-Jay Givans | 20.63w |
| 30. | Carlton Anumnu | 21.01w | |
| 34. | Charles Anumnu | 21.03w | |
| 400m | 4. | Zack Bilderback | 45.73 |
| 24. | Chris Irvin | 46.74@ | |
| 1,500m | 40. | John McNamara | 3:45.43 |
| 10,000m | 36. | Mark Pinales | 29:23.26 |
| 45. | Chris Galvin | 29:35.52 | |
| 110mh | 13. | Spencer Dunkerley-Offor | 13.84 |
| 32. | Jake Wohlford | 14.11w@ | |
| 400mh | 37. | Josh Brudnick | 51.63 |
| 4x100m Relay | 11. | Ch. Anumnu, Bilderback, Givans, Irvin | 39.71 |
| 4x400m Relay | 5. | Irvin, Whyte, Givans, Bilderback | 3:05.13 |
| Pole Vault | 7. | Reese Watson | 18-1 (5.51m) |
| 35. | Casey Wicker | 17-0 3/4 (5.20m) | |
| Triple Jump | 38. | Nick Phynn | 49-6 1/2 (15.10m) |
| Shot Put | 1. | Ryan Crouser | 70-2 1/4 (21.39m) |
| 8. | Will Spence | 63.2 (19.25m) | |
| Discus | 4. | Ryan Crouser | 207-1 (63.90m) |
| 10. | Will Spence | 192-3 (58.61m) | |
| 23. | Blake Jakobsson | 183-1 (55.80m) | |
| Javelin | 2. | Fabian Jara Dohmann | 243-7 (74.25m) |
| Decathlon | 10. | Wolf Mahler | 7,602* |
| 12. | Johannes Hock | 7,573* |
w - wind-aided time
@ - time at altitude (converted for NCAA qualifying purposes)
^ - converted time from mile
* - National rank
