University of Northern Iowa Athletics

Track & Field: Carnes Ends USATF Run in Semifinals
6/25/2017 8:36:00 PM | Track and Field
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – UNI track and field's Brandon Carnes made it to the semifinals of the 200-meter dash in his first appearance at the USATF Outdoor Championships.
He finished 13th, running 21.17 seconds into a headwind of 2.9 m/s.
Carnes earned second-team All-America honors in the 100-meter dash at the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships in Eugene, Oregon, earlier this month.
EARLIER IN THE WEEK
Assistant coach Alex Wilson took 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:00.58.
Assistant coach Jeff Coover was ninth in the pole vault, clearing 5.50 meters (18 feet, 0.5 inch).
UNI track and field's Hannah Truniger secured a spot on the U.S. team to compete in July's Pan American Junior Championships when she took second in the 5,000-meter run at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships.
The top two finishers represent the United States in Lima, Peru, July 21-23.
Truniger finished in 17 minutes, 5.37 seconds. UNI teammate McKayla Cole rolled in right behind her in third place at 17:23.50. Truniger was seeded third, and Cole had the 12th best time entering Friday's race.
He finished 13th, running 21.17 seconds into a headwind of 2.9 m/s.
Carnes earned second-team All-America honors in the 100-meter dash at the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships in Eugene, Oregon, earlier this month.
EARLIER IN THE WEEK
Assistant coach Alex Wilson took 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:00.58.
Assistant coach Jeff Coover was ninth in the pole vault, clearing 5.50 meters (18 feet, 0.5 inch).
UNI track and field's Hannah Truniger secured a spot on the U.S. team to compete in July's Pan American Junior Championships when she took second in the 5,000-meter run at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships.
The top two finishers represent the United States in Lima, Peru, July 21-23.
Truniger finished in 17 minutes, 5.37 seconds. UNI teammate McKayla Cole rolled in right behind her in third place at 17:23.50. Truniger was seeded third, and Cole had the 12th best time entering Friday's race.
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