Utah State Track and Field has 17 athletes selected for preliminary round of NCAA Championships

Utah State track and field will be represented by 17 student-athletes at the first round of the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships. The meet will be held May 23-25 in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas.

On the women’s side of the roster, high jumpers make up the majority of first-round competitors. Sophomores <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/rachel_orr_792204.html”>Rachel Orr</a>, <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jodi_williams_791871.html”>Jodi Williams</a> and <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/mariah_thompson_791867.html”>Mariah Thompson</a> along with senior Brianne Campbell will jump for a chance at the NCAA finals. Sophomore <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/chari_hawkins_737998.html”>Chari Hawkins</a> will also compete in the high jump and has automatically advanced to the heptathlon finals at the University of Oregon, June 5-8.

Junior Keeley Eldridge will compete in the hammer throw while Western Athletic Conference freshman of the year <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/tylee_newman_833102.html”>Tylee Newman</a> will run in the 1500m race.

The Aggie men will be represented by three throwers and seven runners. Sophomore Mike Cardinal will compete in the shot put, freshman <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kevin_allen_833136.html”>Kevin Allen</a> in the discus, while junior <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/bryce_hall_390326.html”>Bryce Hall</a> will participate in both the discus and hammer throw.

USU will have a 4×100 relay team in the meet, comprised of senior <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/will_henry_791861.html”>Will Henry</a>, junior Jacob Batista, sophomore <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/nic_bowens_794055.html”>Nic Bowens</a> and freshman <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/cole_lambourne_831978.html”>Cole Lambourne</a>. Additionally, Bowens and Henry will compete in the 100m and 200m sprints, while Lambourne will run the 400m.

Freshman <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/briton_page_524907.html”>Briton Page</a> and senior <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/tyler_killpack_390333.html”>Tyler Killpack</a> will represent the distance runners in the 800m race. Junior <a href=”http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kyle_mckenna_738014.html”>Kyle McKenna</a>will round out the Aggie competitors by running the 10k.

The Aggies are coming off their recent performance at the WAC Championships where the men finished second overall while the women finished seventh. Several USU athletes received all-WAC nods as 16 were named to the first-team and another 14 to the second-team.

Field events will kick off the action each day at the first round of the NCAA Championships at 11 a.m. (MT), while the running events will begin later in the afternoon. A complete schedule of events, as well as live results will be posted on utahstateaggies.com once they become available.

The finals for the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track &amp; Field Championships will be held on June 5-8 at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.

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