Rainbow Wahine Complete Competition at NCAA First Round

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Lilian Turban and Tara Wyllie each turned in strong efforts in their respective events, but came up short in advancing bringing the Hawai’i track and field team’s season to an end Saturday at the NCAA First Round.
 
Turban narrowly missed out on getting to her second career NCAA Championships outdoors in the high jump, clearing 1.81m (5-11.25) to match the qualifying mark. The senior, however, did not place in the top 12 needed to advance to Eugene, Ore. based on the fact that she missed clearing that mark on her first attempt before doing so on her second try at that height.
 
Wyllie came in 32nd in the triple jump in her second consecutive appearance at the NCAA First Round. The junior from Australia jumped 12.62m (41-5) on her second attempt but fouled on her other two tries, missing out on securing top-12 spot needed to move on to the NCAA Championships.
 

The Rainbow Wahine end their 2025 track & field season having sent four athletes to the NCAA First Round – the most since 2016. UH also finished fourth as a team at the Big West Championships, the program’s fourth consecutive top-four finish in the conference.