EUGENE, Ore. — Obiora Okeke will represent the Columbia Track & Field team at the Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon tomorrow night.

Okeke punched his ticket to the NCAA Finals on Memorial Day Weekend at the NCAA Outdoor Eastern Prelims in Jacksonville. In order to advance, Okeke needed a top-12 finish and he came through in a big way. 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 finish fourth overall and secure his spot in tomorrow's finals. 

Okeke will be competing in the final round of the men's shot put on Wednesday night at 9:15 p.m. eastern time. The field consists of 24 student-athletes broken into two flights. Each student-athlete will receive three throws, with the top-nine marks earning three more throws and a chance at the NCAA Title. 

The top-eight overall finishers in the event will be named an NCAA All-American. 9-16 will receive NCAA All-American Second Team honors. 

Live television coverage of the NCAA Track & Field Championships will be on the ESPN family of networks. The men's shot put can be streamed on ESPN+, HERE. Live results can be tracked HERE. 
 
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