JACKSONVILLE, Fla./COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Solid performances from across the American Athletic Conference throughout the week culminated in Saturday’s final day of action at 2021 NCAA Track & Field Championship regional sites. Teams from The American earned a total of 53 qualifying marks for NCAA Nationals, including 39 such performances on Saturday alone, at the NCAA East Regional at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville and the NCAA West Regional at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station.
 
The final day of the men’s competition at the West Regional was postponed until Saturday due to inclement weather in the state of Texas on Friday. Both men’s and women’s events were held concurrently to close the meet.
 
Houston led the way with 19 combined NCAA Championship qualifying standards during the meet spread across both men’s and women’s individual events and relays. Two-time American league champion Shaun Maswanganyi was the victor in the men’s 200-meter dash (20.19), finished second in the 100-meter dash (10.04) and placed second with the Houston men’s 4x100-meter relay team that took second place (39.02) at the West Regional. Travis Collins posted national qualifying times in the men’s 100-meter dash (10.27, 11th) and 200-meter dash (20.58, ninth) and competed as part of the 4x100-meter relay. Brianne Bethel powered the Cougar women’s squad by qualifying for the 100-meter (11.27, fourth) and 200-meter (22.78, third) dash and with the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a time of 43.21 and the ninth-place team in the 4x400-meter effort in 3:33.62.
 
The other multi-time individual qualifier from The American was Cincinnati’s Caisja Chandler, who took 10th place in the 100-meter dash (11.26) and sixth place in the 200-meter dash (22.79). In additional to Houston’s three qualifying relay teams, South Florida will send both the women’s 4x100-meter (43.95, ninth) and 4x400-meter (3:34.07, 11th) relays and SMU its women’s 4x400-meter (3:34.05, 10th) to Eugene.
 
American Athletes At The NCAA East Regionals – Saturday, May 29

UCF
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (19th, 3:39.67)
Asherah Collins, Women’s Triple Jump (*11th, 13.14m/43-1.50)
Rayniah Jones, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (*fifth, 12.89); Women’s 100-Meter Dash (22nd, 11.48)
 
Cincinnati
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (19th, 44.93)
Taylor Beard, Women’s High Jump (*ninth, 1.82m/5-11.50)
Caisja Chandler, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (*10th, 11.26); Women’s 200-Meter Dash (*sixth, 22.79)
Anaya Dees, Women’s Triple Jump (33rd, 12.41m/40-8.75)
Kennedy Marable, Women’s Triple Jump (19th, 12.88m/42-3.25)
 
East Carolina
Brooke Stith, Women’s Triple Jump (22nd, 12.76m/41-10.50)
 
Memphis
Samantha Lenton, Women’s Discus (16th, 52.25m/171-5.0)
 
South Florida
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (*ninth, 43.95)
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (*11th, 3:34.07)
Arielle Boone, Women’s Triple Jump (36th, 12.35m/40-6.25)
Shaneylix Davila, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (21st, 13.33)
Jae’Nisa Heckstall, Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles (21st, 1:00.53)
 
Temple
Alanna Lally, Women’s 800-Meter Run (18th, 2:05.41)
 
Tulane
Trina Malej, Women’s Triple Jump (16th, 12.97m/42-6.75)
 
 
American Athletes At The NCAA West Regionals – Saturday, May 29

Houston
Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Jordan Booker, Travis Collins, Christian Hamberlin, Shaun Maswanganyi) (*second, 39.02)
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Camille Rutherford, Brianne Bethel, Cecilia Tamayo-Garza, Tristan Evelyn) (*fourth, 43.21)
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (Zarie Dumas, Naomi Taylor, Brianne Bethel, Cecilia Tamayo-Garza) (*ninth, 3:33.62)
Dayo Akindele, Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (*third, 13.57)
DJ Akindele, Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (14th, 13.79)
Brianne Bethel, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (*fourth, 11.27); Women’s 200-Meter Dash (*third, 22.78)
Jordan Booker, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (18th, 10.37); Men’s 200-Meter Dash (*seventh, 20.50)
Dylan Brown, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (15th, 10.33); Men’s 200-Meter Dash (14th, 20.68)
Imari Chatman, Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles (21st, 1:00.47)
Travis Collins, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (*11th, 10.27); Men’s 200-Meter Dash (*ninth, 20.58)
Tristan Evelyn, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (13th, 11.44)
Christian Hamberlin, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (16th, 10.34); Men’s 200-Meter Dash (*12th, 20.64)
Jermaine Holt, Men’s 400-Meter Run (20th, 47.17)
Quivell Jordan, Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles (*12th, 50.25)
Destiny Lawrence, Women’s Triple Jump (22nd, 12.75m/41-10.0)
Shaun Maswanganyi, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (*second, 10.04); Men’s 200-Meter Dash (*first, 20.19)
Camille Rutherford, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (*ninth, 11.37); Women’s 200-Meter Dash (14th, 23.22)
Edward Sumler IV, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (19th, 10.38)
Cecilia Tamayo-Garza, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (14th, 11.45); Women’s 200-Meter Dash (20th, 23.48)
Tyrell Valentine, Men’s 400-Meter Run (19th, 46.78)
 
SMU
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Chelsea Francis, Raelyn Roberson, Jordanae Scott, Jernaya Sharp) (17th, 45.22)
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (Ashton Woods, Whitney Williams, Annette Bolomboy, Chika Iwuamadi) (*10th, 3:34.05)
Chelsea Francis, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (18th, 11.52)
Chika Iwuamadi, Women’s 400-Meter Dash (16th, 52.24)
Atipa Mabonga, Women’s Triple Jump (23rd, 12.74m/41-9.75)
Jernaya Sharp, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (*ninth, 13.22)
Ashton Woods, Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles (*eighth, 57.92)
 
Tulsa
Isaac Akers, Men’s 5000-Meter Run (27th, 14:23.19)
Ashley Barnes, Women’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (22nd, 10:19.63)
Patrick Dever, Men’s 5000-Meter Run (*11th, 13:58.16)
Katherina Pesendorfer, Women’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (41st, 10:44.00)
 
Wichita State
Ethan Kossover, Men’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (22nd, 3:47.42)
Destiny Masters, Women’s High Jump (30th, 1.72m/5-7.75)
Nicole McMillen, Women’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (20th, 10:16.20)
Antonio Norman, Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (*seventh, 13.63)
Zack Penrod, Men’s 1500-Meter Run (17th, 8:53.00)
Rebekah Topham, Women’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (14th, 9:59.78)
 
*- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon