Source: Purduesports.com
Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:04:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:39:34 PM EST
Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:04:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:39:34 PM EST
The NCAA handed out at-large berths to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held June 10-13, on Tuesday afternoon. Read the releases below:
ILLINI DUO, 4x400m RELAY RECEIVE AT-LARGE BIDS
The Illinois women's track and field team will have a total of eight athletes competing in six events at next week's NCAA Outdoor Championships, as the list of accepted entries for the national meet was released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
Junior Aja Evans, sophomore Melissa Bates and the Illini 4x400m relay got into the championships field as at-large selections due to their season-best performances. Evans will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second-straight year in the shot put, where she ranks fifth in the country with a season-best throw of 54 feet, 9 ¼ inches (16.69m).
The 4x400m relay of senior Deserea Brown, senior Omoye Ugiagbe, freshman Ryisha Boyd and Bates ran a season-best time of 3:34.75 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships last weekend, fast enough to rank 15th in the country and receive a berth into nationals. Bates also will run the 400 meters at the NCAA Championships, where she ranks 24th with a personal-best time of 53.39 from the Big Ten Championships.
The Illini's at-large selections into nationals are in addition to the four athletes who automatically qualified by finishing in the top-five in their respective event at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Junior Angela Bizzarri (5,000m) and Brown (400m hurdles) were crowned regional champions, while freshman Latoya Griffith took third in the 400m hurdles and sophomore Chantelle Groenewoud was fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase to automatically qualify as well.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships are hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., running Wednesday, June 10 through Saturday, June 13.
GOPHER MAN, WOMAN EARN AT-LARGE BIDS
Golden Gopher sophomore Nikki Swenson was awarded an at-large berth to compete in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as the NCAA filled its national meet field by announcing at-large invitations on Tuesday. Minnesota will have six student-athletes compete at the NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Arkansas on June 10-13.
Swenson will join teammate Heather Dorniden, an eight-time All-American, in the field of the 800 meters. Other Gophers headed to the NCAA meet are Liz Roehrig (heptathlon), Alicia Rue (pole vault), Amy Laskowske (10,000 meters) and Elizabeth Yetzer (1,500 meters).
The Minnesota men's track & field team will travel six student-athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next week, this after junior Chris Rombough received an at-large berth in the 5,000-meter run Tuesday.
Rombough joins five teammates who had solidified berths to the national meet earlier, either by their Midwest Region Championships performance or in-season performance in the case of the decathlon. Returning All-American Hassan Mead leads the Golden Gopher contingent and will also compete in the 5,000 meters. Other Gophers heading to the NCAAs are Aaron Studt (shot put), R.J. McGinnis (decathlon), Matt Fisher (high jump) and Ben Blankenship (1,500 meters).
The NCAA Championships will be hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on June 10-13.
PURDUE DUO RECEIVES AT-LARGE BIDS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue juniors Adetayo Adesanya and Stacey Wannemacher received at-large bids to the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, giving the Boilermakers' track and field teams a total of six national qualifiers. Adesanya made the national field in the men's high jump, while Wannemacher qualified in the women's shot put.
Both Boilermakers were unable to score top-five finishes at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships last weekend, but did place in the top-12 to remain eligible for the national meet. Adesanya earned his national spot with his season-best mark of 2.16 meters (7-01.00), which was tied for 18th in the nation after the regional competitions, while Wannemacher's bid came on the strength of her school record toss of
16.35 meters (53-07.75), good for 13th on the final national qualifying list.
Purdue's six NCAA qualifiers are all repeat offenders as senior Kara Patterson heads to her fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship, Wannemacher and fellow junior Eric Sparks are qualified for their third career national meet, while Adesanya, senior Ben Harpenau and sophomore Josh Hembrough advance to their second straight.
The 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships will be hosted by the University of Arkansas at John McDonnell Stadium next Thursday-through-Sunday, June 10-13.
UW'S LARKIN TO JOIN SIX BADGERS AT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior Nate Larkin became the seventh member of the Wisconsin men's track and field team to qualify for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Tuesday, earning an at-large selection for the national championship meet.
Larkin, a first-time NCAA outdoor qualifier, was added to the field in the 110-meter hurdles after finishing sixth at the NCAA Mideast Regional last weekend. His season-best time of 13.89 seconds ranks him 24th nationally and made him the fourth of six athletes who earned at-large berths.
Those selections fill out a 26-competitor field that began with the 20 who earned automatic qualification based on top-five finishes in one of the four NCAA regional meets held last weekend.
Larkin, who finished as Big Ten Conference runner-up in the 110 hurdles this season, also was a qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
As expected, junior Jack Bolas also was an at-large selection in the 1,500 meters based on the time of 3:37.64 that ranks him fourth in the country.
Larkin and Bolas join the Badgers' automatic qualifiers for the championships, sophomore Zach Beth (800 meters), junior Craig Miller (1,500 meters), junior Ryan Gasper (3,000-meter steeplechase), sophomore Mickey DeFilippo (pole vault) and sophomore Robert Dehn (javelin).
The UW women's team did not earn any at-large berths to the championships. Senior Gwen Jorgensen, in the 5,000 meters, and junior Hanna Grinaker, in the 10,000 meters, will represent the Badgers on the women's side.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships are set for June 10-13 at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark.
ILLINI DUO, 4x400m RELAY RECEIVE AT-LARGE BIDS
The Illinois women's track and field team will have a total of eight athletes competing in six events at next week's NCAA Outdoor Championships, as the list of accepted entries for the national meet was released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
Junior Aja Evans, sophomore Melissa Bates and the Illini 4x400m relay got into the championships field as at-large selections due to their season-best performances. Evans will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second-straight year in the shot put, where she ranks fifth in the country with a season-best throw of 54 feet, 9 ¼ inches (16.69m).
The 4x400m relay of senior Deserea Brown, senior Omoye Ugiagbe, freshman Ryisha Boyd and Bates ran a season-best time of 3:34.75 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships last weekend, fast enough to rank 15th in the country and receive a berth into nationals. Bates also will run the 400 meters at the NCAA Championships, where she ranks 24th with a personal-best time of 53.39 from the Big Ten Championships.
The Illini's at-large selections into nationals are in addition to the four athletes who automatically qualified by finishing in the top-five in their respective event at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Junior Angela Bizzarri (5,000m) and Brown (400m hurdles) were crowned regional champions, while freshman Latoya Griffith took third in the 400m hurdles and sophomore Chantelle Groenewoud was fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase to automatically qualify as well.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships are hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., running Wednesday, June 10 through Saturday, June 13.
GOPHER MAN, WOMAN EARN AT-LARGE BIDS
Golden Gopher sophomore Nikki Swenson was awarded an at-large berth to compete in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as the NCAA filled its national meet field by announcing at-large invitations on Tuesday. Minnesota will have six student-athletes compete at the NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Arkansas on June 10-13.
Swenson will join teammate Heather Dorniden, an eight-time All-American, in the field of the 800 meters. Other Gophers headed to the NCAA meet are Liz Roehrig (heptathlon), Alicia Rue (pole vault), Amy Laskowske (10,000 meters) and Elizabeth Yetzer (1,500 meters).
The Minnesota men's track & field team will travel six student-athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next week, this after junior Chris Rombough received an at-large berth in the 5,000-meter run Tuesday.
Rombough joins five teammates who had solidified berths to the national meet earlier, either by their Midwest Region Championships performance or in-season performance in the case of the decathlon. Returning All-American Hassan Mead leads the Golden Gopher contingent and will also compete in the 5,000 meters. Other Gophers heading to the NCAAs are Aaron Studt (shot put), R.J. McGinnis (decathlon), Matt Fisher (high jump) and Ben Blankenship (1,500 meters).
The NCAA Championships will be hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on June 10-13.
PURDUE DUO RECEIVES AT-LARGE BIDS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue juniors Adetayo Adesanya and Stacey Wannemacher received at-large bids to the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, giving the Boilermakers' track and field teams a total of six national qualifiers. Adesanya made the national field in the men's high jump, while Wannemacher qualified in the women's shot put.
Both Boilermakers were unable to score top-five finishes at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships last weekend, but did place in the top-12 to remain eligible for the national meet. Adesanya earned his national spot with his season-best mark of 2.16 meters (7-01.00), which was tied for 18th in the nation after the regional competitions, while Wannemacher's bid came on the strength of her school record toss of
16.35 meters (53-07.75), good for 13th on the final national qualifying list.
Purdue's six NCAA qualifiers are all repeat offenders as senior Kara Patterson heads to her fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship, Wannemacher and fellow junior Eric Sparks are qualified for their third career national meet, while Adesanya, senior Ben Harpenau and sophomore Josh Hembrough advance to their second straight.
The 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships will be hosted by the University of Arkansas at John McDonnell Stadium next Thursday-through-Sunday, June 10-13.
UW'S LARKIN TO JOIN SIX BADGERS AT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior Nate Larkin became the seventh member of the Wisconsin men's track and field team to qualify for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Tuesday, earning an at-large selection for the national championship meet.
Larkin, a first-time NCAA outdoor qualifier, was added to the field in the 110-meter hurdles after finishing sixth at the NCAA Mideast Regional last weekend. His season-best time of 13.89 seconds ranks him 24th nationally and made him the fourth of six athletes who earned at-large berths.
Those selections fill out a 26-competitor field that began with the 20 who earned automatic qualification based on top-five finishes in one of the four NCAA regional meets held last weekend.
Larkin, who finished as Big Ten Conference runner-up in the 110 hurdles this season, also was a qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
As expected, junior Jack Bolas also was an at-large selection in the 1,500 meters based on the time of 3:37.64 that ranks him fourth in the country.
Larkin and Bolas join the Badgers' automatic qualifiers for the championships, sophomore Zach Beth (800 meters), junior Craig Miller (1,500 meters), junior Ryan Gasper (3,000-meter steeplechase), sophomore Mickey DeFilippo (pole vault) and sophomore Robert Dehn (javelin).
The UW women's team did not earn any at-large berths to the championships. Senior Gwen Jorgensen, in the 5,000 meters, and junior Hanna Grinaker, in the 10,000 meters, will represent the Badgers on the women's side.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships are set for June 10-13 at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark.
