Darius King Punches Ticket to NCAA Outdoor Championships
5/26/2021 8:28:00 PM | Track and Field
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. – UNI graduate student Darius King punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday as he opened competition for the Panthers in the men's shot put at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in College Station, Tex.
Posting an opening toss of 19.47m, King recorded a scratch on his second throw. The Moline, Ill. native hit a mark of 20.08m on his final toss, which landed him in fourth place overall. King's final toss, which was 0.06m from his personal best and UNI record (20.14m), also tied the mark that earned him gold and all-conference honors at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on May 15.
Up Next
Senior Anna Hoyman and graduate student Taylor Raines will compete on Thursday. Hoyman will kick things off in the women's hammer throw at 1:30 p.m. and Raines will run in the first round of the women's 100 meters at 7 p.m.
Competing Panthers | Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 27
1:30 p.m. Women's Hammer Throw – Anna Hoyman
7 p.m. Women's 100 meters (First Round) – Taylor Raines
Friday, May 28
1:30 p.m. Men's Discus – Thomas Yezek and Cameron Jones
Saturday, May 29
5:30 p.m. Women's 4x100-meter Relay – Rylan Santi, Taylor Raines, Libby Wedewer, Paishence Johnson
7:05 p.m. Women's 100 meters (Quarterfinal)
Posting an opening toss of 19.47m, King recorded a scratch on his second throw. The Moline, Ill. native hit a mark of 20.08m on his final toss, which landed him in fourth place overall. King's final toss, which was 0.06m from his personal best and UNI record (20.14m), also tied the mark that earned him gold and all-conference honors at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on May 15.
Up Next
Senior Anna Hoyman and graduate student Taylor Raines will compete on Thursday. Hoyman will kick things off in the women's hammer throw at 1:30 p.m. and Raines will run in the first round of the women's 100 meters at 7 p.m.
Competing Panthers | Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 27
1:30 p.m. Women's Hammer Throw – Anna Hoyman
7 p.m. Women's 100 meters (First Round) – Taylor Raines
Friday, May 28
1:30 p.m. Men's Discus – Thomas Yezek and Cameron Jones
Saturday, May 29
5:30 p.m. Women's 4x100-meter Relay – Rylan Santi, Taylor Raines, Libby Wedewer, Paishence Johnson
7:05 p.m. Women's 100 meters (Quarterfinal)
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