WAC Track and Field To Be Well Represented At 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Meet
WAC Track and Field To Be Well Represented At 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Meet
2023 NCAA DI Track and Field Championships Hub
ARLINGTON, Texas – The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee unveiled on Thursday the participants for the opening round of 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The West preliminary will be held in Sacramento, California on May 24-27, with the national finals set to take place from June 7-10 in Austin.
WAC members saw more than 70 individual athletes and three relay teams selected across 86 total entries for the West preliminary meet. Top 10 regional seeds representing the WAC entering the West preliminary meet include:
-Utah Valley’s Everlyn Kemboi (No. 1, women’s 5000m; No. 2, w10,000m; No. 10, w1500m)
-California Baptist’s Greta Karinauskaite (No. 1, women’s 3000m steeplechase)
-Stephen F. Austin’s Branson Ellis (No. 2, men’s pole vault)
-California Baptist’s Valentin Soca (No. 8, men’s 5000m)
-Utah Valley’s Joel Mendez (No. 8, men’s 3000m steeplechase)
-Grand Canyon’s Marten Gasparini (No. 8, men’s javelin)
-Utah Valley’s Kelsi Oldroyd (No. 8, women’s javelin)
-Grand Canyon’s Keira Christie-Galloway (No. 9, women’s 100m hurdles)
-Stephen F. Austin’s Nissi Kabongo (No. 9, women’s high jump)
-Utah Valley’s Aaron Johnson (No. 9, men’s long jump)
-Southern Utah’s Astley Davis (No. 9, men’s triple jump)
-Abilene Christian’s Zoe Burleson (No. 9, women’s discus).
WAC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes Qualified For 2023 NCAA West Preliminary
May 24-27
Sacramento, California
WAC Entries
Women's 100m Dash
26. Rajer Gurode, Sam Houston – 11.31
47. Madison Pippins, UT Arlington – 11.49
Women's 200m Dash
19. Tatyana Terrell, UT Arlington – 23.12
25. Jhana Downie, NM State – 23.27
Men's 200m Dash
27. Jack Marshall, Abilene Christian – 20.67
30. Erin Brown, Grand Canyon – 20.73
37. Khalid Mendez, UT Arlington – 20.83
38. Kyle De Moica, Grand Canyon – 20.83
Women's 400m Dash
28. Jhana Downie, NM State – 52.72
30. Tatyana Terrell, UT Arlington – 52.79
39. Aisha Gay, UTRGV – 53.30
Men's 400m Dash
27. Erin Brown, Grand Canyon – 45.85
41. Jared Williams, Abilene Christian - 46.14
44. Sam Johnson II, UTRGV – 46.25
47. Jaedyn Carpenter, Southern Utah – 46.30
Women's 800m Run
12. Kelly Moodry, Grand Canyon – 2:04.97
Women's 1500m Run
10. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 4:12.71
Men's 1500m Run
42. Santiago Gaitan, Southern Utah – 3:44.01
Women's 5000m Run
1. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 15:20.67
17. Mazzie Melaney, Utah Valley – 15:51.47
36. Yasna Petrova, California Baptist – 16:08.32
Men's 5000m Run
8. Valentin Soca, California Baptist – 13:30.68
25. Matias Reynaga, California Baptist – 13:44.58
32. Giedrus Valincius, California Baptist – 13:46.77
Women's 10,000m Run
2. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 32:03.30
11. Mazzie Melaney, Utah Valley – 32:37.73
32. Yasna Petrova, California Baptist – 33:25.21
Men's 10,000m Run
23. Valentin Soca, California Baptist – 28:34.34
32. Habtamu Cheney, Utah Valley – 28:44.22
40. Matias Reynaga, California Baptist – 28:49.53
44. Arturs Medveds, California Baptist – 28:53.29
Women's 100m Hurdles
9. Keira Christie-Galloway, Grand Canyon – 13.01
13. Aliyah Logan, NM State – 13.08
30. Valissa Brown, NM State – 13.32
47. Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, Stephen F. Austin – 13.59
Men's 110m Hurdles
19. Jamal January, Abilene Christian – 13.66
Women's 400m Hurdles
12. Nissi Kabongo, Stephen F. Austin – 56.99
20. Terice Steen, NM State – 58.36
47. Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, Stephen F. Austin – 59.58
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
1. Greta Karinauskaite, California Baptist – 9:35.55
26. Haley Anderson, Southern Utah – 10:10.69
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
8. Joel Mendez, Utah Valley – 8:39.77
17. Hayden Harward, Southern Utah – 8:43.96
42. Clark Otte, Stephen F. Austin – 8:53.53
Women's 4x100m Relay
15. UT Arlington – 44.20
Men's 4x100m Relay
13. Grand Canyon – 39.32
Men's 4x400m Relay
21. Grand Canyon – 3:06.83
Women's High Jump
9. Nissi Kabongo, Stephen F. Austin – 1.83m
20. Angel Richmore, Stephen F. Austin – 1.79m
48. Ajia Hughes, Southern Utah – 1.75m
Men's High Jump
24. Aiden Garnett, Utah Valley – 2.14m
26. Seth Krauss, Utah Valley – 2.13m
Men's Pole Vault
2. Branson Ellis, Stephen F. Austin – 5.86m
34. Eric Cabais-Fernandez, Grand Canyon – 5.19m
39. Noah Peterson, Utah Valley – 5.16m
Women's Long Jump
22. Payton Kirk, Abilene Christian – 6.25m
31. Jentry Skidmore, Southern Utah – 6.20m
35. Brooke Weimer, Grand Canyon – 6.17m
39. Kelsi Oldroyd, Utah Valley – 6.16m
40. Rayja'nae Pettit, UTRGV – 6.16m
Men's Long Jump
9. Aaron Johnson, Utah Valley – 7.92m
20. Jedidiah Udunna, UTRGV – 7.80m
24. Cedar English, Southern Utah – 7.73m
46. William Harris, Abilene Christian – 7.56m
47. Sheldon Noble, Stephen F. Austin – 7.56m
Women's Tiple Jump
19. Ella Anttila, Abilene Christian – 13.03m
31. Jazmine Scott, Grand Canyon – 12.76m
33. Malaiya Jedkins, UT Arlington – 12.71m
Men's Tiple Jump
9. Astley Davis, Southern Utah – 16.12m
29. Derrick Nwagwu, Grand Canyon – 15.59m
Women's Shot Put
35. Michelle Ogbemudia, Stephen F. Austin – 16.24m
41. Zoe Burleson, Abilene Christian – 15.95m
Men's Shot Put
38. Cobe Graham, Sam Houston – 17.93m
Women's Discus Throw
9. Zoe Burleson, Abilene Christian – 57.24m
Men's Discus Throw
38. Oscar Rodriguez, Grand Canyon – 56.36m
43. Nathanial Collier, Abilene Christian – 55.95m
Women's Hammer Throw
23. Marlene Gutierrez, UTRGV – 62.03m
28. Emily Birch, NM State – 61.02m
38. Miranda Tcheutchoua Koudjou, NM State – 59.30m
39. Jayla Hooper, Stephen F. Austin – 59.08m
Women's Javelin Throw
8. Kelsi Oldroyd, Utah Valley – 56.66m
36. Bailey Beene, NM State – 48.34m
Men's Javelin Throw
8. Marten Gasparini, Grand Canyon – 71.99m
15. Izac Canchola, Stephen F. Austin – 69.02m
24. Walter Moffett, Grand Canyon – 66.78m
40. Nick Forsyth, Utah Valley – 64.02m
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