10 WAC Student-Athletes Qualify For The 2023 NCAA DI Track And Field Championships
10 WAC Student-Athletes Qualify For The 2023 NCAA DI Track And Field Championships
NCAA West Preliminary Results
ARLINGTON, Texas – A successful regional preliminary meet provided nine student-athletes representing the WAC with qualifying times and marks for the 2023 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. Select athletes from WAC institutions competed at the NCAA West preliminary from May 24-27 at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Utah Valley’s Everlyn Kemboi qualified for the national championship meet as the first-place finisher in both the women’s 5000-meter (15:30.25) and the women’s 10,000-meter (32:05.56) events at the NCAA West preliminary. Kemboi was the top ranked competitor thus far this season in the 5000-meter (15:20.67) and ranked third in the national 10,000-meter (32:03.30) standings following regional preliminary meets. Joining Kemboi in the 5000-meter field at the NCAA Championships meet will be California Baptist’s Yasna Petrova, who finished 11th at the NCAA West preliminary with a time of 15:45.14.
Greta Karinauskaite from CBU was the top competitor in the West region in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, earning a regional championship win with a time of 9:26.88. Karinauskaite’s time was at the top of the NCAA outdoor performance list for the 2023 season following the preliminary meets.
Additional women’s NCAA Championship qualifiers from the West preliminary representing the WAC included Stephen F. Austin’s Nissi Kabongo (fifth, high jump, 1.82m/5-11.5) and Grand Canyon’s Keira Christie-Galloway (10th, 100m hurdles, 13.08). Although multi events are not contested during the preliminary meets, Stephen F. Austin's Angel Richmore will join fellow WAC national meet competitors as the 10th conference qualifier by way of the 17th-ranked heptathlon score in the nation (5,691 points) recorded earlier this year.
On the men’s side, Stephen F. Austin’s Branson Ellis tied for second in the pole vault at the NCAA West preliminary with a clearance of 5.40m (17-8.50) to punch his ticket to the national championship meet. Ellis ranked third in the post-regional NCAA outdoor performance list with a top mark of 5.86m (19-2.75) earlier this season.
Joining Ellis from WAC institutions in men’s national meet events will be Southern Utah’s Cedar English (fifth, long jump, 7.72m/25-4.0) and Astley Davis (ninth, triple jump, 15.73m/51-7.25), and Stephen F. Austin's Izac Canchola (11th, javelin, 68.81m/225-9.0).
WAC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes Qualified For 2023 NCAA West Preliminary
May 24-27
Sacramento, California
WAC Results
Women's 100m Dash
38. Rajer Gurode, Sam Houston – 11.64
43. Madison Pippins, UT Arlington – 11.75
Women's 200m Dash
20. Jhana Downie, NM State – 23.33
39. Tatyana Terrell, UT Arlington – 23.92
Men's 200m Dash
18. Jack Marshall, Abilene Christian – 20.91
40. Kyle De Moica, Grand Canyon – 21.32
44. Khalid Mendez, UT Arlington – 21.50
DNF. Erin Brown, Grand Canyon
Women's 400m Dash
30. Jhana Downie, NM State – 53.25
38. Aisha Gay, UTRGV – 54.10
46. Tatyana Terrell, UT Arlington – 54.99
Men's 400m Dash
38. Erin Brown, Grand Canyon – 46.84
39. Jared Williams, Abilene Christian - 46.86
40. Jaedyn Carpenter, Southern Utah – 46.94
44. Sam Johnson II, UTRGV – 47.70
Women's 800m Run
27. Kelly Moodry, Grand Canyon – 2:07.21
Women's 1500m Run
48. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 5:12.74
Men's 1500m Run
27. Santiago Gaitan, Southern Utah – 3:46.27
Women's 5000m Run
1. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 15:30.25 (NCAA Qualifier)
11. Yasna Petrova, California Baptist – 15:45.14 (NCAA Qualifier)
38. Mazzie Melaney, Utah Valley – 16:31.59
Men's 5000m Run
18. Valentin Soca, California Baptist – 13:47.22
19. Matias Reynaga, California Baptist – 13:48.58
30. Giedrus Valincius, California Baptist – 14:02.71
Women's 10,000m Run
1. Everlyn Kemboi, Utah Valley – 32:05.56 (NCAA Qualifier)
14. Mazzie Melaney, Utah Valley – 33:02.30
21. Yasna Petrova, California Baptist – 33:26.56
Men's 10,000m Run
16. Arturs Medveds, California Baptist – 28:45.67
17. Valentin Soca, California Baptist – 28:45.77
28. Habtamu Cheney, Utah Valley – 29:11.33
31. Matias Reynaga, California Baptist – 29:22.20
Women's 100m Hurdles
10. Keira Christie-Galloway, Grand Canyon – 13.08 (NCAA Qualifier)
15. Aliyah Logan, NM State – 13.18
28. Valissa Brown, NM State – 13.61
43. Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, Stephen F. Austin – 14.30
Men's 110m Hurdles
43. Jamal January, Abilene Christian – 14.34
Women's 400m Hurdles
21. Terice Steen, NM State – 59.11
24. Nissi Kabongo, Stephen F. Austin – 1:00.29
32. Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, Stephen F. Austin – 59.87
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
1. Greta Karinauskaite, California Baptist – 9:26.88 (NCAA Qualifier)
43. Haley Anderson, Southern Utah – 10:38.05
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
12. Joel Mendez, Utah Valley – 8:37.40
31. Clark Otte, Stephen F. Austin – 8:51.30
43. Hayden Harward, Southern Utah – 9:10.98
Women's 4x100m Relay
14. UT Arlington – 44.03
Men's 4x100m Relay
20. Grand Canyon – 39.60
Men's 4x400m Relay
22. Grand Canyon – 3:09.59
Women's High Jump
5. Nissi Kabongo, Stephen F. Austin – 1.82m (5-11.5) (NCAA Qualifier)
16. Angel Richmore, Stephen F. Austin – 1.77m (5-9.75)
27. Ajia Hughes, Southern Utah – 1.72m (5-7.75)
Men's High Jump
38. Aiden Garnett, Utah Valley – 2.04m (6-8.25)
42. Seth Krauss, Utah Valley – 1.99m (6-6.25)
Men's Pole Vault
2. Branson Ellis, Stephen F. Austin – 5.40m (17-8.50) (NCAA Qualifier)
29. Eric Cabais-Fernandez, Grand Canyon – 5.05m (16-6.75)
33. Noah Peterson, Utah Valley – 4.90m (16-0.75)
Women's Long Jump
19. Brooke Weimer, Grand Canyon – 6.07m (19-11.0)
29. Jentry Skidmore, Southern Utah – 5.98m (19-7.50)
36. Payton Kirk, Abilene Christian – 5.89m (19-4.0)
41. Kelsi Oldroyd, Utah Valley – 5.79m (19-0)
46. Rayja'nae Pettit, UTRGV – 5.16m (16-1.25)
Men's Long Jump
5. Cedar English, Southern Utah – 7.72m (25-4.0) (NCAA Qualifier)
14. Aaron Johnson, Utah Valley – 7.57m (24-10.0)
23. Sheldon Noble, Stephen F. Austin – 7.43m (24-4.50)
30. Jedidiah Udunna, UTRGV – 7.35m (24-1.50)
38. William Harris, Abilene Christian – 7.15m (23-5.50)
Women's Triple Jump
19. Ella Anttila, Abilene Christian – 12.92m (42-4.75)
26. Malaiya Jedkins, UT Arlington – 12.73m (41-9.25)
32. Jazmine Scott, Grand Canyon – 12.55m (41-2.25)
Men's Triple Jump
9. Astley Davis, Southern Utah – 15.73m (51-7.25) (NCAA Qualifier)
33. Derrick Nwagwu, Grand Canyon – 14.91m (48-11.0)
Women's Shot Put
31. Michelle Ogbemudia, Stephen F. Austin – 15.51m (50-10.75)
41. Zoe Burleson, Abilene Christian – 14.77m (48-5.50)
Men's Shot Put
47. Cobe Graham, Sam Houston – 16.71m (54-10.0)
Women's Discus Throw
13. Zoe Burleson, Abilene Christian – 53.95m (177-0)
Men's Discus Throw
28. Oscar Rodriguez, Grand Canyon – 54.71m (179-6.0)
34. Nathanial Collier, Abilene Christian – 53.59m (175-10.0)
Women's Hammer Throw
20. Emily Birch, NM State – 60.75m (199-3.0)
31. Marlene Gutierrez, UTRGV – 58.40m (191-7.0)
45. Miranda Tcheutchoua Koudjou, NM State – 52.47m (172-1.0)
DNF. Jayla Hooper, Stephen F. Austin – Scratch
Women's Javelin Throw
13. Kelsi Oldroyd, Utah Valley – 51.40m (168-8.0)
18. Bailey Beene, NM State – 49.95m (163-10.0)
Men's Javelin Throw
11. Izac Canchola, Stephen F. Austin – 68.81m (225-9.0) (NCAA Qualifier)
16. Walter Moffett, Grand Canyon – 66.28m (217-5.0)
29. Marten Gasparini, Grand Canyon – 62.10m (203-9.0)
36. Nick Forsyth, Utah Valley – 59.44m (195-0)
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