UNI track and field: 10 set to compete at 2022 West Prelims May 25-28

UNI track and field at 2022 West Preliminary Rounds

May 25-28, 2022
John McDonnell Field | Fayetteville, Arkansas
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Ten Panthers will represent UNI track and field at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds set to start next week.

UNI's 10 is the third most among any team in the Missouri Valley Conference. Southern Illinois is sending 13 competitors and Indiana State will send 11 student-athletes to the East Prelims.

Two Panthers on the men's side will pull double duty competing in multiple events: Darius King, Parker Kiewiet.

King is currently third in the region in shot put and will compete in discus as well. King holds the UNI shot put record of 20.26 meters (66 feet, 5.75 inches) and is seventh on the all-time list for discus with a throw of 57.09 meters (187-4). King won both events at the MVC Championships.

Tom Yezek, who was second in discus at the MVC Championships, holds UNI's top mark for the season in discus. His throw of 58.21 meters (191 feet) is the third best throw in UNI history for the men's team and ranks him No. 14 in the region. King is sitting at No. 22 heading to the West Prelims.

Yezek also qualified for the shot put, but will focus on the one event for the NCAA West Prelims.

After winning three individual events and running the third leg of the winning 4x400 relay team at the MVC Championships, Parker Kiewiet jumped up the leaderboard of all-time marks in program history at UNI. He will compete in the 200-meter dash and long jump.

Kiewiet holds the second farthest mark of any Panther in the long jump with a leap of 7.71 meters (25 feet, 3.5 inches) to win the MVC championship. His ranked No. 13 in the region.

Kiewiet has the program's second fastest time in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.63 seconds, which is No. 24 in the region. Teammate Isaiah Trousil sits just behind him with a time of 20.73 seconds.

Trousil earned an all-conference finish in the 100-meter dash. His time of 10.23 seconds was an improvement over what already was the second best time in program history. While Trousil qualified for both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, he will compete in just the 100 and is ranked No. 25.

Jack Sumners rounds out the men's qualifiers. He earned all-conference honors in the 110-meter hurdles and is ranked No. 43 headed into next week's competition.

On the women's side, Katie Fare and Marin Ehler will compete in shot put. Fare is second on the all-time list with throw of 16.14 meters (52-11.5) Ehler's third-place finish at the MVC Championships in the shot put moved her up UNI's all-time list to No. 6. The duo sits No. 32 and 48 in the region.

Rylie Tood, the MVC champion in high jump, will be UNI's final competitor at the West Prelims on Saturday. She jumped 1.76 meters (5-9.25) at the Musco Twilight in April, which ties her for the third best jump posted by any Panther. She is No. 43 on the West Prelim performance list.

Malory Henze and Mari Shavers wrapped up the regular season with marks that landed them on the top five list for discus at UNI.

Henze threw the discus 52.28 meters (171-6) to rank her second among all Panthers and put her No. 38 among competitors at the West Prelims.

Shavers' hammer throw of 58.98 meters (193-6) is the fourth best throw at UNI and No. 42 at the West Prelims.

THE SCHEDULE

Kiewiet and Sumners open up competition for the Panthers at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

6 p.m. - men's long jump (#13 Kiewiet)
6 p.m. - 110-meter hurdles (#43 Sumners)
7 p.m. - 100-meter dash (#25 Trousil)
7 p.m. - shot put (#3 King)
8:45 p.m. - 200-meter dash (#24 Kiewiet)

THURSDAY, MAY 26

10 a.m. - women's hammer (#42 Shavers)
7 p.m. - women's shot put (#32 Fare / #48 Ehler)

FRIDAY, MAY 27

1 p.m. - men's discus (#14 Yezek / #22 King)
6:15 - 110-meter hurdles (#43 Sumners)
6:35 - 100-meter dash (#25 Trousil)
7:50 - 200-meter dash (#24 Kiewiet)

SATURDAY, MAY 28

1 p.m. - women's discus (#38 Henze)
2:30 p.m. - women's high jump (#43 Todd)

ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS

Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective event earn a berth into the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA preliminaries. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships held June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds are available through the Razorback Ticket Office.

Ticket Prices:

$40 – All-session adult
$35 – All-session youth (17 and under), college student and senior citizens
$15 – Single day adult
$15 – Single day youth, college student and senior citizen
Free – 2 and under

PARKING

Fans can park for free in lots 60, 56B, 56, 46E, 47N, 74, 74A, 74B, and 74C. A parking map is available BY CLICKING HERE.

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