JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Six Columbia Track & Field student-athletes are set to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field NCAA Championship Eastern Prelims which begin on Wednesday morning at the University of North Florida.
The competition spans four days and will conclude on Saturday, May 31. All six Lions will be looking to finish in the top-12 of their respective events and punch their ticket to the NCAA Championship finals next month.
The first Lions to compete will be
Obiora Okeke and
Parker Kim in the first round of the hammer throw on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Okeke will also compete in the first round of the Shot Put on Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
In the evening session on Wednesday,
Matt Gatune will take part in the first round of the 1500m at 6:30 p.m. He will look to advance to the quarterfinals of the event which will take place on Friday evening.
Madison Williams will be the first woman to compete, 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.
For qualified athletes who finish in the top-12 of their respective events at the eastern prelims, the finals of the NCAA Championships will begin on Wednesday, June 11 in Eugene, Ore.
COLUMBIA QUALIFYING MARKS
Women
800m: Lucy Henkel (31st - 2:04.45)
1500m: Rory Clare (27th - 4:15.33)
Long Jump: Madison Williams (29th - 6.2m)
Men
1500m: Matt Gatune (27th - 3:40.34)
Hammer: Obiora Okeke (40th - 62.64m)
Hammer: Parker Kim (43rd - 62.49m)
Shot Put: Obiora Okeke (5th - 20.17m)
Discus: Obiora Okeke (37th - 54.34m)
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