Wildcats Punch Tickets to Eugene on Day 1 of NCAA West First Round

COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – Jesse Avina, Reinaldo Rodrigues, and Zach Landa punch tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 1 of the West First Round in College Station, Texas.
 
Jesse Avina recorded a personal best in the men’s javelin (72.48/237-9) to finish 5th, Reinaldo Rodrigues finished 10th in the long jump with a mark of 7.71m (25-3 ½), and Zach Landa won the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.06m (65-9 ¾) to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 11-14.
 
Zach Extine finished 5th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.45. Extine will be back in action at 4:15 p.m. MST on Friday with hopes of advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene.
 
Tyson Tippett finished third in his heat with a time of 10.47 to advance to the men’s 100m quarterfinals on Friday at 4:35 p.m. MST.
 
Yan Vazquez ran a personal best 49.98 to finish second in his heat (6th overall) in the 400m hurdles, marking the second-best time in program history to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
 
Day 1 Other Finishes – Men
Hammer – Michael Ogbeiwi (38th, 59.94m), Zach Landa (42nd, 58.32m)
Shot Put – Youssef Koudssi (28th, 17.80m), Tyler Michelini (29th, 17.77m), Sam Hala’ufia (42nd, 17.15m)
100m – James Onanubosi (46th, 10.68)
200m – Brian Limage (45th, 21.48)
 
The men’s team will be back in action on Friday with the discus opening the full schedule at 11 a.m. MST.

FRIDAY, MAY 30 (DAY THREE) (WATCH LIVE) 

Men’s Discus (11 a.m.) – Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Sam Hala’ufia

Men’s 4×100 Relay (3 p.m.) – James Onanubosi, Brian Limage, Isaac Davis, Tyson Tippett

Men’s 110m Hurdles (4:15 p.m.) – Zach Extine 

Men’s 100 Meters (4:35 p.m.) – Tyson Tippett

Men’s 400 Hurdles (5:25 p.m.)* – Yan Vazquez 

 

The Arizona women’s track and field team will be in action tomorrow starting at 12:30 p.m. MST with the women’s javelin, and the full day of events will conclude with the women’s 200m at 6:45 p.m. MST.

THURSDAY, MAY 29 (DAY TWO) (WATCH LIVE) 

Women’s Javelin (12:30 p.m.) – Erin Tack

Women’s Long Jump (2:30 p.m.) – Jenica Bosko

Women’s Pole Vault (3:30 p.m.) – Jathiyah Muhammad

Women’s Shot Put (4 p.m.) – Tapenisa Havea, Mackenna Orie, Lauryn Love

Women’s 100 Meters (5 p.m.) – Jade Brown, McKenna Watson

Women’s 400 Meters (5:25 p.m.) – Ava Simms

Women’s 400 Hurdles (6:20 p.m.) – Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Keilee Hall, Brooke Nordman

Women’s 200 Meters (6:45 p.m.) – McKenna Watson, Jade Brown

 

Jade Brown enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 5 in the 100m nationally (11.07). The women’s 100m first round is scheduled for Thursday, May 2,9 at 5 p.m. MST.

 

Tack enters the regional ranked No. 10 in the javelin (54.37m), and she begins competition on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. MST.

 

The women’s 4x400m relay team looks to build on its third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. It enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 11 nationally (3:33.88). Simms, Hall, Aguilar-Perez, and Sanchez Nunez compete on Saturday, May 31, in the quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m. MST.

 

Sanchez Nunez finished 4th in the 400m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships and enters the competition ranked No. 6 nationally (56.18). The 400m hurdles first round is scheduled for 6:20 p.m. MST on Thursday, May 29.

 

Havea, after earning a podium appearance at the Big 12 Championships, enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 12 in the discus (56.46m).

The 4x100m relay team, featuring Ava Simms, McKenna Watson, Dakota Minor, and Jade Brown, finished fifth with a program-record time of 44.13 at the Big 12 Championships. The team looks to add to its legacy, entering the NCAA First Round ranked No. 14 nationally. 

 

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