WAC Track And Field Representatives Set For 2024 NCAA Division I Championships In Oregon

6/4/2024 12:50:06 PM

2024 NCAA DI OTF Championships Live Results

ARLINGTON, Texas
– A total of nine student-athletes from current WAC member institutions will compete at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The national meet is set to take place from June 5-8 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Championship coverage will air on the ESPN networks beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT on June 5 (ESPN2), 5:30 p.m. PT on June 6 (ESPN2), 6 p.m. PT on June 7 (ESPN2) and 2:30 p.m. PT on June 8 (ESPN).

The nine competitors representing the WAC advanced following the first round NCAA West region preliminary meet on May 22-25 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. A total of seven men’s student-athletes and two women’s student-athletes are on the national meet entry list.
 
California Baptist’s Greta Karinauskaite returns to the NCAA outdoor meet in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase for the second straight season. Karinauskaite was the national runner-up in the event in 2023 in Austin after clocking a finals run of 9:30.85.

WAC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes Qualified For 2024 NCAA DI Championships
June 5-8
Hayward Field | Eugene, Oregon

 
WAC Entries
 
Wednesday, June 5-Thursday, June 6 | Men's Decathlon Final
Lucas Van Klaveren, UT Arlington – 7,785 points
Casey Tow, Grand Canyon – 7,493 points
 
Wednesday, June 5 at 2 p.m. PT | Men's Hammer Throw Final
Flight 2, #1. Israel Oloyede, Grand Canyon – 74.84m
 
Wednesday, June 5 at 5 p.m. PT | Men's Pole Vault Final
#13. Jack Hodge, Grand Canyon – 5.50m/18-0.5
#17. Randon Gray, UT Arlington – 5.32m/17-5.5
 
Wednesday, June 5 at 5:02 p.m. PT | Men's 3000m Steeplechase Prelim
Heat 2, #10. Hayden Harward, Southern Utah – 8:39.24
 
Wednesday, June 5 at 7:08 p.m. PT | Men's 10,000m Run Final
#6. Valentin Soca, California Baptist – 28:14.96
 
Thursday, June 6 at 6:02 p.m. PT | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Prelim
Heat 2, #9. Greta Karinauskaite, California Baptist – 9:37.31
 
Thursday, June 6 at 7:14 p.m. PT | Women's 800m Run Prelim
Heat 1, #9. Joanna Archer, Grand Canyon – 2:03.52
 
 
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