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Tulsa Track and Field Set to Participate in Preliminary Round of 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
5/24/2016 4:26:00 PM | Track and Field
TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa track and field team has seven accepted entries that will compete in the preliminary round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships that are being held May 26-28 at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan.
The 74th-ranked TU men will travel five athletes, while the Tulsa women will have two representatives in the opening round of the championships.
For the men, junior Luke Traynor and his teammate senior Tim Rackers enter the championships nationally ranked 27th and 29th, respectively, in the men's 10,000-meter run. Junior Marc Scott enters this postseason ranked 38th in the men's 5,000-meter run, while freshman Robert Tully enters his first postseason ranked 63rd in the men's 800-meter run. To round out the men, sophomore Ben Preisner is set to compete in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, in which he is currently ranked 92nd.
On the women's side, freshman Cecilya Johnson will compete in the women's discus, while sophomore Kiara Jones is set to participate in the women's 400-meter hurdles. Johnson is nationally ranked 38th in the women's discus, while Jones is ranked 87th in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
The NCAA Selection Committee accepted the top-48 performers in each individual event and the top-24 relay teams in both relays to compete at each site hosting the NCAA Preliminary Rounds for a total of 96 individuals and 48 relays competing nationwide.
When competing in the NCAA Preliminary Rounds, the top-12 finishers in each open and relay event will qualify for the national semifinal and final rounds of the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships scheduled to run June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
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