NCAA West Prelims: Oregon, USC lead Pac-12 in qualifiers heading into NCAA Championships
The NCAA West Preliminaries wrapped up Saturday in Sacramento, cementing who will head to Eugene for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 6-9. All 12 conference schools will be represented at the championships with Oregon leading the way in qualifier count. USC is behind the Ducks.
Two of the Pac-12’s three qualifiers in the men’s high jump represent Arizona: Bryant O’Georgia and Justice Summerset. But the biggest headline of the day for the Wildcats involves Jordan Geist. He placed second in the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.27 meters, 0.14 meters behind the first-place mark.
Kaylee Antill was the Sun Devils’ only qualifier on Saturday. A hammer throw competitor, she threw the fourth-best distance of the day (63.89 meters) to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The Bears added five qualifiers to their list on Saturday, four of which are for field events. McKay Johnson and Peter Simon advance in the men’s shot put, while Tuomas Kaukolahti and Ashley Anderson move on in the men’s and women’s high jump competitions.
Two Buffs advanced to Eugene on Saturday, and competed in the 5,000-meter run. Zach Perrin, a senior, crossed the finish line ninth in 13:50.83, and Erin Clark, also a senior, placed eighth in the women’s race in 15:30.59.
The Ducks more than doubled their list of qualifiers on Saturday. Oregon’s women’s relay teams were among the highlights as they claimed the top spots in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. Lauren Rain Williams and Jasmin Reed also finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200-meter dash.
Destiny Dawson, the women’s javelin thrower who qualified on Thursday, will have to bear the torch for the Beavs in Eugene as the only Oregon State qualifier this year.
The Cardinal stood out in the women’s 1500-meter run, claiming two of the top three qualifying times. Elise Cranny posted a 4:12.49 mark, finishing second in the top heat, and Christina Aragon ran a 4:12.73, good enough to win the second heat and place third overall.
Alyssa Wilson placed fifth in the women’s hammer throw (63.85 meters), advancing to the NCAA Championships. The freshman now has qualified for two events after advancing in the discus on Friday.
The Trojan women absolutely dominated the 100-meter hurdles, posting four of the event’s 12 qualifying times. Chanel Brissett (12.86, second), Dior Hall (12.91, fourth), Anna Cockrell (12.99, sixth) and Mecca McGlaston (13.27, 12th) all advanced to the NCAA Championships in the event. The 200-meter dash was another standout event for USC as Deanna Hill and Twanisha Terry ran the top two times.
Grayson Murphy will be the Utes’ lone representative at the NCAA Championships after her qualifying performance in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday.
A pair of 5,000-meter runners will rock the purple and gold for UW in Eugene: senior Colby Gilbert for the men (13:49.90, eighth) and senior Amy-Eloise Neale for the women (15:29.89, 7th).
The 1,500-meter run treated the Cougs well on Saturday. Chandler Teigen placed eighth in the men’s race with a qualifying time of 3:43.41, while Kaili Keefe just squeezed through to the next round with a 12th-place finish and a qualifying time of 4:16.57.
PAC-12 TRACK & FIELD - NCAA QUALIFIERS (COMPLETE LIST)
BY TEAM (50 men's, 78 women's event qualifiers)
Arizona (9 + 2 relays)
Collins Kibet - Men’s 800-Meter Run
Maksims Sincukovs - Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Turner Washington - Men’s Discus Throw
Jordan Geist - Men’s Discus Throw
Bailey Roth - Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay team
Bryant O’Georgia - Men’s High Jump
Justice Summerset - Men’s High Jump
Jordan Geist - Men’s Shot Put
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Alissa Thompson - Heptathlon
Arizona State (5)
Maggie Ewen - Women's Shot Put
Samantha Noennig - Women's Shot Put
Alethia Marrero - Women’s 800-Meter Run
Maggie Ewen - Women’s Discus Throw
Kaylee Antill - Women’s Hammer
California (8)
Silviu Bocancea - Men's Hammer
McKay Johnson - Men’s Discus Throw
Lauren Martinez - Women’s Pole Vault
Ashtyn Davis - Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles
McKay Johnson - Men’s Shot Put
Peter Simon - Men’s Shot Put
Ashley Anderson - Women’s Triple Jump
Tuomas Kaukolahti - Men’s Triple Jump
Colorado (7)
Makena Morley - Women's 10,000-Meter Run
Erin Clark - Women's 10,000-Meter Run
Kaitlyn Benner - Women's 10,000-Meter Run
Elissa Mann - Women’s 800-Meter Run
Val Constien - Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Zach Perrin - Men’s 5,000-Meter Run
Erin Clark - Women’s 5,000-Meter Run
Oregon (27 + 3 relays)
Keira McCarrell - Women's Javelin
Damarcus Simpson - Men's Long Jump
Rhesa Foster - Women's Long Jump
Alli Cash - Women's 10,000-Meter Run
Orwin Emilien - Men’s 400-Meter Dash
Makenzie Dunmore - Women’s 400-Meter Dash
Hannah Waller - Women’s 400-Meter Dash
Briyahna DesRosiers - Women’s 400-Meter Dash
Cravon Gillespie - Men’s 100-Meter Dash
Jasmin Reed - Women’s 100-Meter Dash
Ariana Washington - Women’s 100-Meter Dash
Sabrina Southerland - Women’s 800-Meter Run
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay team
Sam Prakel - Men’s 1500-Meter Run
Mick Stanovsek - Men’s 1500-Meter Run
Jessica Hull - Women’s 1500-Meter Run
Braxton Canady - Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles
Alaysha Johnson - Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Cravon Gillespie - Men’s 200-Meter Dash
Lauren Rain Williams - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Jasmin Reed - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Ariana Washington - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Cooper Teare - Men’s 5,000-Meter Run
John Nizich - Men’s Javelin
Lilli Burdon - Women’s 5,000-Meter Run
Samantha Nadel - Women’s 5,000-Meter Run
Ben Milligan - Men’s High Jump
Chaquinn Cook - Women’s Triple Jump
Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Oregon State (1)
Destiny Dawson - Women's Javelin
Stanford (16 + 3 relays)
Mackenzie Little - Women's Javelin
Jenna Gray - Women's Javelin
Lena Giger - Women's Shot Put
Olivia Baker - Women’s 800-Meter Run
Valarie Allman - Women’s Discus Throw
Kaitlyn Merritt - Women’s Pole Vault
Erika Malaspina - Women’s Pole Vault
Steven Fahy - Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay team
Elise Cranny - Women’s 1500-Meter Run
Christina Aragon - Women’s 1500-Meter Run
Grant Fisher - Men’s 5,000-Meter Run
Sean McGorty - Men’s 5,000-Meter Run
Valarie Allman - Women’s Hammer
Trevor Danielson - Men’s Javelin
Vanessa Fraser - Women’s 5,000-Meter Run
Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay team
Harrison Williams - Decathlon
UCLA (9)
Justin Stafford - Men's Hammer
Alyssa Wilson - Women's Shot Put
Robert Brandt - Men's 10,000-Meter Run
Alyssa Wilson - Women’s Discus Throw
Alyssa Wilson - Women’s Hammer
Simon Litzell - Men’s Javelin
Marian Spannowsky - Men’s Javelin
Jessie Maduka - Women’s Triple Jump
Kendall Gustafson - Heptathlon
USC (24 + 3 relays)
Lyndsey Lopes - Women's High Jump, Heptathlon
Madisen Richards - Women's Long Jump
Michael Norman - Men’s 400-Meter Dash
Ricky Morgan Jr. - Men’s 400-Meter Dash
Kendall Ellis - Women’s 400-Meter Dash
Kyra Constantine - Women’s 400-Meter Dash
TJ Brock - Men’s 100-Meter Dash
Twanisha Terry - Women’s 100-Meter Dash
Deanna Hill - Women’s 100-Meter Dash
Anglerne Annelus - Women’s 100-Meter Dash
Robert Ford - Men’s 800-Meter Run
Rai Benjamin - Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Cameron Samuel - Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Anna Cockrell - Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Shante Robinson - Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay team
Chanel Brissett - Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Dior Hall - Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Anna Cockrell - Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Mecca McGlaston - Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Deanna Hill - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Twanisha Terry - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Anglerne Annelus - Women’s 200-Meter Dash
Nicholas Ponzio - Men’s Shot Put
Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay team
Utah (1)
Grayson Murphy - Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Washington (4)
Andrew Gardner - Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Emily Hamlin - Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Colby Gilbert - Men’s 5,000-Meter Run
Amy-Eloise Neale - Women’s 5,000-Meter Run
Washington State (6)
Brock Eager - Men's Hammer
Sander Moldau - Men's Pole Vault
Stephanie Cho - Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Chandler Teigen - Men’s 1500-Meter Run
Kaili Keefe - Women’s 1500-Meter Run
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - Heptathlon
BY EVENT (128 event qualifiers)
Men's Hammer (3)
Silviu Bocancea - CAL
Justin Stafford - UCLA
Brock Eager - WSU
Women's Javelin (4)
Mackenzie Little - STAN
Keira McCarrell - ORE
Jenna Gray - STAN
Destiny Dawson - OSU
Women's High Jump (1)
Lyndsey Lopes - USC
Women's Shot Put (4)
Maggie Ewen - ASU
Lena Giger - STAN
Alyssa Wilson - UCLA
Samantha Noennig - ASU
Men's Long Jump (1)
Damarcus Simpson - ORE
Men's Pole Vault (1)
Sander Moldau - WSU
Women's Long Jump (2)
Madisen Richards - USC
Rhesa Foster - ORE
Men's 10,000-Meter Run (1)
Robert Brandt - UCLA
Women's 10,000-Meter Run (4)
Makena Morley - COLO
Erin Clark - COLO
Kaitlyn Benner - COLO
Alli Cash - ORE
Men’s 400-Meter Dash (3)
Michael Norman - USC
Ricky Morgan Jr. - USC
Orwin Emilien - ORE
Women’s 400-Meter Dash (5)
Kendall Ellis - USC
Makenzie Dunmore - ORE
Hannah Waller - ORE
Briyahna DesRosiers - ORE
Kyra Constantine - USC
Men’s 100-Meter Dash (2)
Cravon Gillespie - ORE
TJ Brock - USC
Women’s 100-Meter Dash (5)
Twanisha Terry - USC
Deanna Hill - USC
Jasmin Reed - ORE
Anglerne Annelus - USC
Ariana Washington - ORE
Men’s 800-Meter Run (2)
Robert Ford - USC
Collins Kibet - ARIZ
Women’s 800-Meter Run (4)
Sabrina Southerland - ORE
Alethia Marrero - ASU
Olivia Baker - STAN
Elissa Mann - COLO
Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles (3)
Rai Benjamin - USC
Maksims Sincukovs - ARIZ
Cameron Samuel - USC
Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles (3)
Anna Cockrell - USC
Shante Robinson - USC
Stephanie Cho - WSU
Men’s Discus Throw (3)
McKay Johnson - CAL
Turner Washington - ARIZ
Jordan Geist - ARIZ
Women’s Discus Throw (3)
Valarie Allman - STAN
Maggie Ewen - ASU
Alyssa Wilson - UCLA
Women’s Pole Vault (3)
Kaitlyn Merritt - STAN
Lauren Martinez - CAL
Erika Malaspina - STAN
Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (3)
Steven Fahy - STAN
Andrew Gardner - WASH
Bailey Roth - ARIZ
Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (3)
Val Constien - COLO
Grayson Murphy - UTAH
Emily Hamlin - WASH
Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay (1)
Stanford
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (3)
Oregon
USC
Arizona
Men’s 1500-Meter Run (3)
Sam Prakel - ORE
Chandler Teigen - WSU
Mick Stanovsek - ORE
Women’s 1500-Meter Run (4)
Elise Cranny - STAN
Christina Aragon - STAN
Jessica Hull - ORE
Kaili Keefe - WSU
Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (2)
Braxton Canady - ORE
Ashtyn Davis - CAL
Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (5)
Chanel Brissett - USC
Dior Hall - USC
Alaysha Johnson - ORE
Anna Cockrell - USC
Mecca McGlaston - USC
Men’s 200-Meter Dash (1)
Cravon Gillespie - ORE
Women’s 200-Meter Dash (6)
Deanna Hill - USC
Twanisha Terry - USC
Lauren Rain Williams - ORE
Jasmin Reed - ORE
Anglerne Annelus - USC
Ariana Washington - ORE
Men’s 5,000-Meter Run (5)
Grant Fisher - STAN
Sean McGorty - STAN
Colby Gilbert - WASH
Zach Perrin - COLO
Cooper Teare - ORE
Women’s 5,000-Meter Run (5)
Vanessa Fraser - STAN
Amy-Eloise Neale - WASH
Erin Clark - COLO
Lilli Burdon - ORE
Samantha Nadel - ORE
Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay (3)
USC
Oregon
Stanford
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (4)
Oregon
USC
Stanford
Arizona
Women’s Hammer (3)
Kaylee Antill - ASU
Alyssa Wilson - UCLA
Valarie Allman - STAN
Men’s Javelin (4)
John Nizich - ORE
Simon Litzell - UCLA
Trevor Danielson - STAN
Marian Spannowsky - UCLA
Men’s High Jump (3)
Ben Milligan - ORE
Bryant O’Georgia - ARIZ
Justice Summerset - ARIZ
Men’s Shot Put (4)
Jordan Geist - ARIZ
McKay Johnson - CAL
Peter Simon - CAL
Nicholas Ponzio - USC
Women’s Triple Jump (3)
Jessie Maduka - UCLA
Chaquinn Cook - ORE
Ashley Anderson - CAL
Men’s Triple Jump (1)
Tuomas Kaukolahti - CAL
Decathlon (1)
Harrison Williams - STAN
Heptathlon (4)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - WSU
Kendall Gustafson - UCLA
Alissa Thompson - ARIZ
Lyndsey Lopes - USC