Obiora Okeke Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Obiora Okeke punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday afternoon at the NCAA East Regionals hosted by the University of North Florida.

Okeke needed a top-12 finish in his event to qualify for a spot in the finals in Eugene, Oregon. He did so in the first round of the shot put, finishing in fourth place overall. After fouls on both his first two throws, Okeke clutched up on his third and final throw with an impressive mark of 19.52m (64-1) to punch his ticket. 

 

This will mark Okeke’s second straight appearance at the NCAA Championships. 

The results for the entire weekend can be found HERE, including the times from every Lion competing in Jacksonville.  

Okeke will advance to compete in the finals of the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The meet is set to begin on Wednesday, June 11th. 

The schedule will be released soon.

Still to compete at East Regionals will be Madison Williams, taking part in the first round of the long jump at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. 

In the evening session on Thursday, Rory Clare will get things started in the first round of the 1500m at 6:30 p.m. Lucy Henkel will then compete in the first round of the 800m at 7:50 p.m. Both will look to advance to the quarterfinals of each event which will take place on Saturday evening. 

Okeke will compete in his third event of the weekend, the first round of the discus, on Friday at 1 p.m.

The full schedule for every event can be found HERE. Follow along with live results HERE. Tickets are available HERE. Stream information for all four days can be found HERE. 

COLUMBIA NCAA EASTERN REGIONAL RESULTS

Women

800m: Lucy Henkel (TBD)

1500m: Rory Clare (TBD)

Long Jump: Madison Williams (TBD)

 

Men

1500m: Matt Gatune (43rd – 3:47.45)

Hammer: Obiora Okeke (44th – 58.82m)

Hammer: Parker Kim (42nd – 59.25m)

Shot Put: Obiora Okeke (4th -19.52m) TICKET PUNCHED!!

Discus: Obiora Okeke (TBD)

 

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