UNI Track and Field Set for 2018 West Prelims

UNI Track and Field at the West Preliminary
May 24-26, 2018 | Hornet Stadium; Sacramento, California

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Competition starts Thursday for UNI's track and field teams at the West Preliminary.

The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Championships are set for May 24-26 in Sacramento, California.

THURSDAY (CT)

6 p.m. – Kassidy Sharp; women's high jump
6:30 p.m. – Jacob Smith and Jojo Frost; men's 400 hurdles
10:35 p.m. – Brette Correy; women's 800-meter run

FRIDAY (CT)

2 p.m. – Isaac Holtz and Thomas Yezek; men's discus throw
6:30 p.m. – Connor Ham; 110 hurdles
8:45 p.m. – women's 800-meter run quarterfinal
9 p.m. – men's 400 hurdles quarterfinal

SATURDAY (CT)

2 p.m. – Alanna Nietert, Maddy O'Brien, Sarah Pate; women's hammer throw
6:30 p.m. – Billy Blaser, Holtz, Darius King, Keegan Tritle, Yezek; men's shot put
8 p.m. – men's 4x100 quarterfinal
9:05 p.m. – men's 110 hurdles quarterfinal
11:25 p.m. – men's 4x400 quarterfinal

The top 12 competitors out of the East and West Prelims will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Championships held June 6-9, 2018, in Eugene, Oregon.

PANTHER SEEDINGS IN WEST PRELIMS (out of 48 in individuals, 24 in relays):

M 4x100: No. 15 (39.96)
M 400 hurdles: No. 16 Smith (50.69); No. 20 Frost (50.98)
M shot put: No. 18 Tritle (18.55 m); No. 29 Blaser (18.09 m); No. 30 Holtz (18.09 m); No. 37 King (17.94 m); No. 38 Yodts (17.94 m); No. 40 Yezek (17.85 m)
W hammer throw: No. 18 Pate (63.14 m); No. 40 Nietert (58.28 m); No. 47 O'Brien (57.34 m)
M discus: No. 19 Holtz (56.40 m); No. 48 Yezek (53.69 m)
W 800: No. 22 Correy (2:06.65)
M 4x400: No. 23 (3:08.35)
M 110 hurdles: No. 28 Ham (14.09)
W high jump: No. 34 Sharp (1.76 m)

The men's squad qualified the 4x400 and 4x100 relay teams. Evan Long, Sven Van Den Bergh, Corey Hertz, Bryce Newcomb, Isaiah Trousil, Tayshaun Cooper, Frost, Smith and Ham will team up to fill those spots.

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