Preliminary Round Lists & Results
PROVIDENCE, R.l. - Select student-athletes from all of the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field programs have qualified for the NCAA Championships preliminary competitions, as announced by the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee on May 19.
Eight schools from The American will compete at the east region preliminaries, held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. The UConn men's squad leads the way in the NCAA East, with 14 student-athletes competing in 13 individual events as well as the 4x400-meter relay. On the women's side, Cincinnati qualified a conference-leading 15 student-athletes for 14 individual events, and both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays.
Houston, SMU and Tulsa will participate at the west region preliminaries, hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. The Cougars will be represented by 14 student-athletes in the men's preliminaries, in 17 individual events and both relays. The Houston men are the only American Athletic Conference team to qualify each of their 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams into the regional preliminaries. Houston's women's team will send seven athletes to compete in six individual events and each of the relays. The SMU women will have six athletes competing in the preliminaries, while three-time American Athletic Conference heptathlon champion Lucija Cvitanovic will advance directly to the NCAA Championships since combined events are not contested in the regional prelims.
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he preliminaries will take course over three days, with first round and quarterfinal action of the track events and three attempts in first-round action for the field events. The top-12 qualifying athletes in each event from both regions will compete in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held in Eugene, Ore., from June 8-11.
In four events, student-athletes from The American enter the regional preliminaries at No. 1 in their respective events.
In the east region, Avion Jones enters the men's high jump competition with the overall best mark in the nation, of 7-7/2.31 meters, which he set on May 14 at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The senior earned the Men’s Field Most Outstanding Performer honor at The American Championships in Orlando, Fla., after he shattered his own meet record of 7-0.50/2.15 meters to post the top mark in the NCAA this season, and become eligible for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials by surpassing the qualifying height of 7-5.75/2.28 meters.
USF's Matthew O'Neal enters men's triple jump at the NCAA East preliminaries with the region's best jump of 54-11.5/16.75 meters, which he set at on May 15 at The American Outdoor Championships. The senior's mark is also good for second overall in the NCAA this season.
Houston's LeShon Collins will enter the west region preliminaries as the top competitor in one individual event and one relay; the men's 200-meter dash and men's 4x100-meter relay. The senior crossed the finish line in the men's 200-meter dash in 20.43 at The American’s 2016 outdoor championships, to post the west region's top time. Also at the championships, Collins, Mario Burke, Jacarias Martin and Cameron Burrell ran the men's 4x100-meter relay in 38.95 to take the top spot in the NCAA West. Collins, the Men's Track Most Outstanding Performer at The American Outdoor Championships, also qualified for the men's 100-meter dash.
East Preliminary - Jacksonville, Fla.
Host: University of North Florida and the City of Jacksonville
May 26-May 28, 2016
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S SELECTIONS
CINCINNATI
4x400m Relay
Sergio Acera (Long Jump)
Jimmy Brooks (400m)
Colt Robinson (Pole Vault)
Adrian Valles (Pole Vault) |
UCONN
4x400m Relay
Chinedu Amonu (400m)
Trenten Beram (400m)
Adam Boucher (Javelin Throw)
Alvaro Chavez (800m)
Kevin Foster (Javelin Throw)
Demario Gray (High Jump)
Matthew Graziano (Discus Throw)
Stephon Henry (110m Hurdles)
Craig Hunter (Pole Vault)
Selwyn Maxwell (110m Hurdles)
Michael O’Donnell (1,500m)
Amanze Williams (Triple Jump)
Seth Zuidema (Javelin Throw) |
EAST CAROLINA
4x100m Relay
Allen Bordley (Triple Jump)
Avion Jones (High Jump) #1 in East
Vincent Ragland (110m Hurdles)
D’Ante Yarborough (110m Hurdles) |
MEMPHIS
Michael Criticos (Javelin Throw)
Davon DeMoss (100m)
Juan Green (400m)
Aaron Persinger (400m Hurdles)
Rafael Vallery (Discus Throw)
Luke Vaughn (Shot Put, Discus Throw)
Jordan Wesner (High Jump) |
USF
David Akins (Pole Vault)
Bruce Barclay (110m Hurdles)
Dwight Davis (400m)
Errol Ennis (Triple Jump)
Matthew O’Neal (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Winston Perry (Pole Vault)
Devin Screen (Discus Throw) |
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SELECTIONS
UCF
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
Anne-Marie Blaney (5,000m, 10,000m)
Jhane’ Carter (Shot Put)
Rosie Chamberlain (800m)
Chelsea Gobourne (Hammer Throw)
Tayla Greene (Hammer Throw)
Kalen Hambrick (Hammer Throw)
SheKara Martin (100m, 200m)
Christal Peterson (100m)
Briana Vaughn (200m) |
CINCINNATI
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
Rebecka Abrahamsson (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Aliya Barnes (100m Hurdles)
Haisha Bisiolu (200m)
Loretta Blaut (High Jump)
Brooke Catherine (Pole Vault)
Annette Echikunwoke (Shot Put, Hammer Throw)
Leah Heckaman (Shot Put)
Erika Hurd (High Jump)
Javette Lee (100m Hurdles)
Kellsa Mbah (Long Jump)
Alyssa McBride (Pole Vault)
Bryana Robinson (400m)
Je’Rica Sanders (100m Hurdles)
Kenya Woodall (200m, 400m) |
UCONN
Taylor Anderson (100m)
Odrine Belot (Triple Jump)
Sarah Bowens (Long Jump)
Katie Foley (800m)
Sydnee Over (800m)
Alexis Panisse (800m)
Hannah Parker (800m)
Kat Vodopia (800m)
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EAST CAROLINA
4x100m Relay
Mohogany Baker (Discus Throw)
Galissia Cause (Shot Put, Discus Throw)
Janieyah Collins (400m Hurdles)
Cheyenne Hutchinson (100m Hurdles)
Raqurra Ishmar (Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw)
Lauren Lubarski (Javelin Throw)
Madison Rayfield (100m Hurdles)
Courtney Warner (100m) |
MEMPHIS
Clara Amat-Fernandez (Pole Vault)
Dorina Baiker (Pole Vault)
Martine Bye (High Jump, Javelin Throw)
Carolina Carmichael (Pole Vault)
Chardae Greenlee (Triple Jump)
Ashley Pryke (Javelin Throw)
Martina Rodriguez (1,500m)
Jasmine Wilson (Javelin Throw)
Sydney Wright (Long Jump) |
USF
Bernicia Holifield (Hammer Throw)
TEMPLE
Blanca Fernandez (5,000) |
TULANE
4x400m Relay
Jasmine Blocker (400m)
Tamika Brazzel (Triple Jump)
Jessica Duckett (100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles)
Laruschka Joubert (Javelin Throw)
Lilla McMillan (200m, 400m)
Daliadiz Ortiz (Javelin Throw)
Mary Carson Pitts (Pole Vault)
Taylor Potts (Shot Put) |
West Preliminary - Lawrence, Kan.
Host: University of Kansas
May 26-May 28, 2016
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S SELECTIONS
HOUSTON
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
Brian Barraza (10,000m)
Brian Bell (800m)
Curtis Brown (200m)
Mario Burke (100m)
Cameron Burrell (100m, Long Jump)
LeShon Collins (100m, 200m) #1 west 200m
Antwan Dickerson (Long Jump)
Alejandro Garza (Shot Put)
Trumaine Jefferson (Long Jump)
Amere Lattin (110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles)
Jacarias Martin (200m)
Felipe Valencia (Shot Put)
Issac Williams (200m, 110m Hurdles) |
TULSA
Benjamin Preisner (3,000 Steeplechase)
Tim Rackers (10,000m)
Marc Scott (5,000m)
Luke Traynor (10,000m)
Robert Tully (800m) |
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SELECTIONS
HOUSTON
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
Tonyecia Burks (Triple Jump)
Bria Carter (100m)
Kelli Hardnett (200m)
Mikaila Martin (Hammer Throw)
Tori Williams (200m)
Mayorca Young (400m) |
SMU
Holly Archer (800m, 1,500m)
Jacquetta Cannon (Shot Put)
Michelle Gaye (10,000m)
Latessa Johnson (200m)
Tochi Nlemchi (Shot Put)
Craishia Washington (100m) |
TULSA
Cecilya Johnson (Discus Throw)
Kiara Jones (400m Hurdles) |