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American Athletic Conference Athletes Head To Oregon For 2022 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships

06.07.22

IRVING, Texas Some 31 athletes from across the American Athletic Conference are off to Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon for the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 8-11. ESPN3 will have wall-to-wall coverage of the national championship meet, with linear broadcasts of men’s events on June 8 scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU and June 10 at 9 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2, and women’s events on June 9 beginning at 8:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU and June 11 at 5:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.

Houston led the way with 10 total qualifiers, including relays, to pace The American after the NCAA East and NCAA West preliminary round meets that were held from May 25-28. The UCF women’s team added seven qualifiers, which included a relay squad, followed by four athletes from South Florida who each punched a ticket to Eugene. Cincinnati and Memphis will each be represented by three national qualifiers apiece, Wichita State added two qualifiers, and one East Carolina athlete and one Tulsa athlete will each compete in an event final.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETES AT THE 2022 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
 
Cincinnati
Steven McElroy; Men’s 400-Meter Dash
 
Houston
Jordan Booker, Dylan Brown, Edward Sumler IV, Shaun Maswanganyi; Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay
Trey Johnson, Tyrell Valentine, Jordan Booker and Quivell Jordan-Bacot; Men’s 4X400-Meter Relay
Quivell Jordan-Bacot; Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles, Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
Shaun Maswanganyi; Men’s 100-Meter Dash, Men’s 200-Meter Dash
Edward Sumler IV; Men’s 100-Meter Dash, Men’s 200-Meter Dash
De’Vion Wilson; Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles
 
Finals Of Men’s Events
 
Houston
Antonio Ruiz; Men’s Pole Vault
 
Memphis
Cole Riddle; Men’s Pole Vault
Robby Watson; Men’s Hammer Throw
 
Wichita State
Michael Bryan; Men’s Hammer Throw
Taran Taylor; Men’s Javelin
 
AMERICAN ATHLETES AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – THURSDAY, JUNE 9
 
UCF
Rayniah Jones, Ciara Holback, Beyonce Defreitas, I’Asia Wilson; Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay
Rayniah Jones; Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
 
Cincinnati
Ellie Leather; Women’s 1500-Meter Run
 
Houston
Naomi Taylor; Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
 
South Florida
Shaneylix Davila; Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
Sanique Walker; Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
 
Finals Of Women’s Events
 
Cincinnati
Leonie Troeger; Women’s Javelin
 
East Carolina
Sommer Knight; Women’s Pole Vault
 
Memphis
DeeNia McMiller; Women’s Hammer Throw
 
South Florida
Shaniya Benjamin; Women’s Long Jump
 
AMERICAN ATHLETES AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – FRIDAY, JUNE 10
 
Finals Of Women’s Events
 
UCF
Brittany Floyd; Women’s Heptathlon
 
Finals Of Men’s Events

South Florida
Romaine Beckford; Men’s High Jump
 
Tulsa
Michael Power; Men’s 5000-Meter Run
 
AMERICAN ATHLETES AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – SATURDAY, JUNE 11
 
Finals Of Women’s Events
 
UCF
Adrienne Adams; Women’s Discus
Asherah Collins; Women’s Triple Jump
Brittany Floyd; Women’s Heptathlon