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Indiana Track & Field News

May 22, 2014

Contact: Jeremy Rosenthal (jr359@indiana.edu)

 

21 Hoosiers Qualify for NCAA East Preliminary Round

IU track & field student-athletes will look to advance to NCAA Outdoor Championships next week at prelim meet.

 

East WomenÂ’s Declared Athletes

East MenÂ’s Declared Athletes

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The NCAA announced the lists for participants for the 2014 NCAA DI Track & Field Championship East and West Preliminary Rounds and 21 Indiana student-athletes will have a chance to compete at the East Preliminary Round May 29-31 in Jacksonville, Fla., for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore.

 

The top-48 athletes in the East and West regions qualified for preliminary round competition and the top-12 at those region meets will qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

 

IndianaÂ’s qualifiers, with event, seed and time/mark:

 

WomenÂ’s Team

Samantha Ginther--3000 Meter Steeplechase (18^th, 10:17.86)

Brianna Johnson--3000 Meter Steeplechase (41^st, 10:26.22)

Amanda Behnke-- 5000 Meter Run (43^rd, 16:28.83)

Sarah Maxson-- High Jump (41^st, 1.76m)

Kelsie Ahbe-- Pole Vault (5^th, 4.35m)

Sophie Gutermuth-- Pole Vault (4.30m)

Sydney Clute-- Pole Vault (4.15m)

Ari Nelson-- Long Jump (29^th, 6.19m)

Kyla Buckley-- Shot Put (4^th, 17.19m)

Nakel McClinton-- Discus Throw (33^rd, 50.42m)

Nakel McClinton-- Hammer Throw (42^nd, 55.79m)

 

MenÂ’s Team

Cornelius Strickland-- 100 Meter Dash (42^nd, 10.44)

Cornelius Strickland-- 200 Meter Dash (40^th, 21.12)

TreÂ’Tez Kinnaird-- 800 Meter Run (12^th, 1:47.99)

Rorey Hunter-- 1500 Meter Run (10^th, 3:43.12)

Owen Skeete-- 1500 Meter Run (48^th, 3:46.46)

Robby Nierman-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (11^th, 8:49.72)

Joshua Roche-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (19^th, 8:54.17)

Nolan Fife-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (20^th, 8:54.46)

Jason Crist-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (34^th, 8:58.86)

Matthew Schwartzer-- 5000 Meter Run (32^nd, 14:06.66)

Evan Esselink-- 10000 Meter Run (4^th, 29:08.52)

Drew Volz-- Pole Vault (14^th, 5.30m)