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May 17 | Track & Field
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EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND MEN'S DECLARED ATHLETES | EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND WOMEN'S DECLARED ATHLETES | HEAD COACH DENNIS MITCHELL COMMENTS ON NCAA QUALIFIERS | NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE (PDF)
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field program will send 22 student-athletes from its men's and women's teams – competing in 16 events – to the NCAA East Preliminary Round at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., from May 24-26.
The group looks to join seniors Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) and Patricia Ortega (Logrono, Spain), who earned an automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene, Ore., in the women's heptathlon.
The meet, which invites the region's top 48 athletes in each event, serves as the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top-12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA National Championship in Eugene, Ore. from June 6-9.
AKRON WOMEN'S QUALIFIERS (Qualifying Rank):
100 Meters: Daziah Green (41); 200 Meters: Daziah Green (25); 1,500 Meters: Mackenzie Andrews (21); 100-Meter Hurdles: Dara Perry (15); Long Jump: Jackie Siefring (33); High Jump: Patricia Ortega (21st); Pole Vault: Lucy Bryan (7), Eboni Hall (9), Jenna Frantz (10), Abby Helminiak (30); Triple Jump: Ariadna Ramos Gandia (44); Shot Put: Abigale Wilson (16); Discus: Abigale Wilson (5)
AKRON MEN'S QUALIFIERS (Qualifying Rank):
100 Meters: Kwadarrius Smith (29); 200 Meters: Taron Slone (38); High Jump: Curtis Richardson (28); Pole Vault: Matt Ludwig (2), Cole Wigal (43), Tyler Fraker (45); Long Jump: Terrell McClain (2), Jordan Latimer (10); Discus: Maurice Harris (24); Javelin: Ian Behm (5), Rodrigo Iglesias (16)
For the complete list of entries, please log on to NCAA.com
The Akron women's and men's track and field teams are ranked 37th and 41st, respectively, in the 2018 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Team Computer Rankings released on May 14.
The Zips are the highest-rated team in the Mid-American Conference in both polls, while the women are the No. 5 squad in the latest Great Lakes Regional poll and the men seventh.
In the Event Squad rankings released on May 14, Akron is ranked second nationally in the women's pole vault and among the top 15 in five different events.
Akron is rated second in women's pole vault, fifth in men's long jump, sixth in men's pole vault, eighth in women's 400-meter hurdles and 11th in women's discus.
Akron posted 42 career- and 51 season-best marks at the Mid-American Conference Championships last week.
Akron currently has 11 student-athletes ranked in the top-25 nationally by the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS), including junior Matt Ludwig (Chardon, Ohio), who owns the No. 3 mark nationally in the men's pole vault (18-8.75/5.71m).
Also rated among the top-25 is, senior Terrell McClain (Youngstown, Ohio) (fifth in men's long jump – 26-10/8.18m), senior Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) (ninth in the women's heptathlon – 5,872), junior Lucy Bryan (Bristol, England) (10th in women's pole vault – 14-3.25/4.35m), senior Patricia Ortega (Logrono, Spain) (13th in the women's heptathlon – 5,782), junior Abigale Wilson (Carrollton, Ohio) (15th in women's discus – 185-9/56.62m), junior Eboni Hall (Pickerington, Ohio) (16th in women's pole vault – 14-0.00/4.27m), redshirt junior Jordan Latimer (Huber Heights, Ohio) (17th in the men's long jump – 26-0.75/7.94m), redshirt sophomore Ian Behm (Volant, Pa.) (18th in the men's javelin – 231-7/70.59m), freshman Jenna Frantz Versailles, Ohio) (19th in women's pole vault – 13-11.25/4.25m) and junior Dara Perry (Akron, Ohio) (24th in women's 100-meter hurdles – 13.10).
In the fourth edition of NCAA men's form chart unveiled by Track and Field News on May 2, junior Matt Ludwig and senior Terrell McClain are predicted to finish second and fifth, respectively, in the men's pole vault and men's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June in Eugene, Ore. In the women's field, Track and Field News projects junior Lucy Bryan fourth in the women's pole vault and seniors Jackie Siefring and Patricia Ortega sixth and eighth, respectively, in the women's heptathlon.
EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND MEN'S DECLARED ATHLETES | EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND WOMEN'S DECLARED ATHLETES | HEAD COACH DENNIS MITCHELL COMMENTS ON NCAA QUALIFIERS | NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE (PDF)
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field program will send 22 student-athletes from its men's and women's teams – competing in 16 events – to the NCAA East Preliminary Round at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., from May 24-26.
The group looks to join seniors Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) and Patricia Ortega (Logrono, Spain), who earned an automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene, Ore., in the women's heptathlon.
The meet, which invites the region's top 48 athletes in each event, serves as the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top-12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA National Championship in Eugene, Ore. from June 6-9.
AKRON WOMEN'S QUALIFIERS (Qualifying Rank):
100 Meters: Daziah Green (41); 200 Meters: Daziah Green (25); 1,500 Meters: Mackenzie Andrews (21); 100-Meter Hurdles: Dara Perry (15); Long Jump: Jackie Siefring (33); High Jump: Patricia Ortega (21st); Pole Vault: Lucy Bryan (7), Eboni Hall (9), Jenna Frantz (10), Abby Helminiak (30); Triple Jump: Ariadna Ramos Gandia (44); Shot Put: Abigale Wilson (16); Discus: Abigale Wilson (5)
AKRON MEN'S QUALIFIERS (Qualifying Rank):
100 Meters: Kwadarrius Smith (29); 200 Meters: Taron Slone (38); High Jump: Curtis Richardson (28); Pole Vault: Matt Ludwig (2), Cole Wigal (43), Tyler Fraker (45); Long Jump: Terrell McClain (2), Jordan Latimer (10); Discus: Maurice Harris (24); Javelin: Ian Behm (5), Rodrigo Iglesias (16)
For the complete list of entries, please log on to NCAA.com
The Akron women's and men's track and field teams are ranked 37th and 41st, respectively, in the 2018 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Team Computer Rankings released on May 14.
The Zips are the highest-rated team in the Mid-American Conference in both polls, while the women are the No. 5 squad in the latest Great Lakes Regional poll and the men seventh.
In the Event Squad rankings released on May 14, Akron is ranked second nationally in the women's pole vault and among the top 15 in five different events.
Akron is rated second in women's pole vault, fifth in men's long jump, sixth in men's pole vault, eighth in women's 400-meter hurdles and 11th in women's discus.
Akron posted 42 career- and 51 season-best marks at the Mid-American Conference Championships last week.
Akron currently has 11 student-athletes ranked in the top-25 nationally by the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS), including junior Matt Ludwig (Chardon, Ohio), who owns the No. 3 mark nationally in the men's pole vault (18-8.75/5.71m).
Also rated among the top-25 is, senior Terrell McClain (Youngstown, Ohio) (fifth in men's long jump – 26-10/8.18m), senior Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) (ninth in the women's heptathlon – 5,872), junior Lucy Bryan (Bristol, England) (10th in women's pole vault – 14-3.25/4.35m), senior Patricia Ortega (Logrono, Spain) (13th in the women's heptathlon – 5,782), junior Abigale Wilson (Carrollton, Ohio) (15th in women's discus – 185-9/56.62m), junior Eboni Hall (Pickerington, Ohio) (16th in women's pole vault – 14-0.00/4.27m), redshirt junior Jordan Latimer (Huber Heights, Ohio) (17th in the men's long jump – 26-0.75/7.94m), redshirt sophomore Ian Behm (Volant, Pa.) (18th in the men's javelin – 231-7/70.59m), freshman Jenna Frantz Versailles, Ohio) (19th in women's pole vault – 13-11.25/4.25m) and junior Dara Perry (Akron, Ohio) (24th in women's 100-meter hurdles – 13.10).
In the fourth edition of NCAA men's form chart unveiled by Track and Field News on May 2, junior Matt Ludwig and senior Terrell McClain are predicted to finish second and fifth, respectively, in the men's pole vault and men's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June in Eugene, Ore. In the women's field, Track and Field News projects junior Lucy Bryan fourth in the women's pole vault and seniors Jackie Siefring and Patricia Ortega sixth and eighth, respectively, in the women's heptathlon.
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