May 24, 2012
East Preliminaries Central
West Preliminaries Central
Seventeen Big Ten student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after the first day of preliminaries on Thursday. Multiple student-athletes also moved on to the quarterfinals in their respective events, which will take place on Friday and Saturday. The East Preliminary in Jacksonville, Fla., and the West Preliminary in Austin, Texas, resume on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The complete list of Big Ten qualifiers can be found below.
Men's Qualifiers
Will Barr, PSU, discus (5th)
Matt Byers, IOWA, javelin (11th)
Mike Hartfield, OSU, long jump (6th)
Antonio James, MSU, discus (10th)
Elliot Krause, WIS, 10,000-meters (10th)
Zachary Mayhew, IND, 10,000-meters (10th)
Chris Phipps, NEB, long jump (4th)
Luke Pinkelman, NEB, shot put (6th)
Lonnie Pugh, MSU, discus (8th)
Women's Qualifiers
Kyla Buckley, IND, shot put (11th)
Dani Bunch, PUR, shot put (8th)
Caitlin Comfort, WIS, 10,000-meters (9th)
Leah Eber, PUR, long jump, (4th)
Mara Griva, NEB, long jump (7th)
Lauren Kennedy, PSU, javelin (1st)
Laura Loht, PSU, javelin (7th)
Taylor Smith, WIS, shot put (9th)
The second day of preliminaries take place at 10 a.m. local time on Friday.
