Pokuaah’s PR Culminates Akron’s Efforts at NCAA East Preliminary Round

Saturday, May 29

Jacksonville, Fla.

University of Akron

NCAA East Preliminary Round

Pokuaah’s PR Culminates Akron’s Efforts at NCAA East Preliminary Round

May 29 | Track & Field

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of Akron Track and Field junior Jacqueline Pokuaah (Akron, Ohio) registered a career-best mark of 42-2.75 (12.87m) in the women's triple jump to headline the Zips' efforts on the final day of the NCAA East Preliminary Round hosted by North Florida on Saturday, May 29.

Pokuaah's performance equaled the No. 2 effort in outdoor program history and bettered her previous career-best mark of 41-0.50 (12.51) set on May 8 at the Mid-American Conference Championships.

"We had twenty-two shots this week to get a ticket to the show," Akron head coach Dennis Mitchell commented. "Despite our athletes giving their heart and souls to the effort, we just couldn't get over the barrier. Unfortunately, this ends a very long streak of going to and scoring at nationals. It was a great run that we had. Akron can hold its head up high with the accomplishments it has had over the years and what we were able to accomplish this year. I am so proud of our athletes and I look forward to many of them doing some big things in the coming years."

The meet, which invites the region's top 48 athletes in each event, served as the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top-12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., from June 9-12. The NCAA West prelims are being held in College Station, Texas, at the same time.

SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Triple Jump: Jacqueline Pokuaah (20th-42.275/12.87m*)

FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
100 Meters: Amir Willis (23rd-10.27); 200 Meters: Amir Willis (13th-20.56); 4x400 Relay: Charles Sanders, Zarik Brown, Blake Lucius, Jimmy Harkelroad (23rd-3:16.02); High Jump: Nuh Andu (18th-7-1/2.16m); Triple Jump: Hesham Eldesouky (31st-49-10/15.19m)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Pole Vault: Abby Helminiak (41st-12-4.50/3.77m); Long Jump: Jacqueline Pokuaah (21st-19-11.75/6.09m), Kassandra Roemer (38th-18-9.75/5.73m)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100 Meters: Amya Clarke (29th-11.53); 400-Meter Hurdles: Fegor Clifford (26th-59.11)

WEDNESDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: William Gross (16th-210-7/64.20m), Milton Wilson (41st-187-9/57.23m); Pole Vault: Matt Keim (26th-16-4.75/5.00m), Cole Wigal (31st-16-4.75/5.00m), Robert Artrip (37th-15-11/4.85m); Long Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (31st-23-5.50/7.15m), Christian Mayfield (43rd-22-5.75/6.85m)

WEDNESDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
110-Meter Hurdles: Patrick Kimball (39th-14.24); 100 Meters: Amir Willis (19th-10.25); 400 Meters: Charles Sanders (37th-47.42); 800 Meters: Blake Lucius (37th-1:51.96); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (41st-53:53); 200 Meters: Amir Willis (13th-20.80)

* denotes career-best mark