IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference saw 31 student-athletes advance through the preliminary rounds of the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at a pair of regional sites that hosted competition from May 25-28.
 
Houston led the way with 10 total qualifiers, including relays, to pace The American. The UCF women’s squad added seven competitors which included a relay squad, followed by four athletes from South Florida. Cincinnati and Memphis will each be represented by three national qualifiers apiece.
 
Qualifiers from the regional prelims are set to take part in the national portion of the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on June 8-11.
 
American Athletic Conference
2022 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships Qualifiers
 
UCF
Rayniah Jones; W 100mH (13.14)
Rayniah Jones, Ciara Holback, Beyonce Defreitas, I’Asia Wilson; W 4x100m Relay (43.48)
Adrienne Adams; W Discus (53.53m/175-7.0)
Asherah Collins; W Triple Jump (12.91m/42-4.25)
Brittany Floyd, W Heptathlon (5,643 points)
 
Cincinnati
Leonie Troeger; W Javelin (52.13m/171-0)
Ellie Leather; W 1500m (4:11.33, conference record)
Steven McElroy; M 400m (45.81)
 
East Carolina
Sommer Knight; W PV (4.31m/14-1.75)
 
Houston
Naomi Taylor; W 100mH (12.81)
Shaun Maswanganyi; M 100m (10.12)/M200m (20.53)
Edward Sumler IV; M 100m (10.08)/M200m (20.50)
Jordan Booker, Dylan Brown, Edward Sumler IV, Shaun Maswanganyi; M 4x100m Relay (38.71)
Trey Johnson, Tyrell Valentine, Jordan Booker and Quivell Jordan-Bacot; M 4X400m Relay (3:03.83)
De’Vion Wilson; M 110mH (13.53)
Quivell Jordan-Bacot; M 110mH (13.64)/M 400mH (48.72)
Antonio Ruiz; M PV (5.39m/17-8.25)
 
Memphis
DeeNia McMiller; W Hammer (64.59m/211-11.0)
Cole Riddle; M PV (5.29m/17-4.25)
Robby Watson; M Hammer (68.17m/223-8.0)
 
South Florida
Shaneylix Davila; W 100mH (13.22)
Sanique Walker; W 400mH (57.79)
Shaniya Benjamin; W LJ (6.31m/20-8.5)
Romaine Beckford; M HJ (2.18m/7-1.75)
 
Tulsa
Michael Power; W 5000m (13:31.40)
 
Wichita State
Michael Bryan; M Hammer (69.32m/227-5.0)
Taran Taylor; M Javelin (73.44m/240-11.0)