7:34 am | May 27, 2019 | Go to Source | Author:
May 27, 2019
Seventy-eight Big 12 Track & Field student-athletes qualified for the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, set to be held in Austin, Texas, in early June.
Across all the Big 12 Track & Field programs, six student-athletes will participate in multiple individual events, while 11 combined relay teams are set to battle in the 4×100 and the 4×400 for both the men and the women.
Teahna Daniels of Texas qualified for the women’s 100-meter dash with the No. 1 overall time in the West Preliminary this past weekend (10.99), while also earning a place in the 200-meter dash, running the fourth-best time of the west prelims (22.51).
Both Andrew Hudson and Divine Oduduru of the Texas Tech men’s track & field program qualified for the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Their performances during the regional prelims rank them among the top five in both races, including a No. 1 and No. 2 ranking, respectively, in the latter of the two races.
On the men’s side, Oduduru will look to defend his 200-meter dash crown, while Tejaswin Shankar of K-State, his high jump title.
Competition is set to begin Wednesday, June 5, and run through Saturday, June 8, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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