Wednesday, May 26
Jacksonville, FL
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2021 NCAA East Preliminary Round
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Panthers Set To Begin NCAA East Preliminary Round Action Wednesday
5/25/2021 9:54:00 AM | Track & Field
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND
May 26-29 | Host: University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL | Hodges Stadium
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh track and field teams will compete this week at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, FL with their sights set on advancing to the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, OR in two weeks. The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday afternoon and run through Saturday with 16 Pitt student-athletes vying for a trip to the national meet.
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Wednesday, May 26
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Hammer)
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Javelin)
3:00 pm – Kollin Smith (Long Jump)
7:25 pm – Ade Jones-Roundtree (400m)
8:20 pm – Matt Wilson (400m Hurdles)
Thursday, May 27
1:30 pm – Brianna Spirnak (Javelin)
6:00 pm – Eddita Pessima (100m Hurdles)
6:30 pm – Ally Brunton (1500m)
7:25 pm – Nikki Scherer (400m)
8:20 pm – Eddita Pessima (400m Hurdles)
Friday, May 28
1:00 pm – Greg Lauray (High Jump)
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Discus)
6:10 pm – Josh Higgins, Zach Lefever, Jack Miller (3000m Steeplechase)
7:20 pm – Ade Jones-Roundtree (If he qualifies for 400m final)
7:55 pm – Matt Wilson (If he qualifies for 400m Hurdles final)
8:30 pm – Nick Wolk (5000m)
9:15 pm – Men's 4x400m Relay (Cobe Wiggins, Lonzell Feagin, Matt Wilson, Ade Jones-Roundtree)
Saturday, May 29
1:00 pm – Lydia Bottelier (High Jump)
5:45 pm – Ally Brunton (If she qualifies for 1500m final)
6:45 pm – Eddita Pessima (If she qualifies for 100m Hurdles final)
7:20 pm – Nikki Scherer (If she qualifies for 400m final)
7:55 pm – Eddita Pessima (If she qualifies for 400m Hurdles final)
WHAT'S ON THE LINE
May 26-29 | Host: University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL | Hodges Stadium
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh track and field teams will compete this week at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, FL with their sights set on advancing to the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, OR in two weeks. The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday afternoon and run through Saturday with 16 Pitt student-athletes vying for a trip to the national meet.
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
- The four-day meet will be streamed live HERE.
- Live results can be monitored throughout the competition HERE.
- Live updates from the meet will also be provided via Twitter. Follow us @Pitt_TF_XC.
Wednesday, May 26
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Hammer)
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Javelin)
3:00 pm – Kollin Smith (Long Jump)
7:25 pm – Ade Jones-Roundtree (400m)
8:20 pm – Matt Wilson (400m Hurdles)
Thursday, May 27
1:30 pm – Brianna Spirnak (Javelin)
6:00 pm – Eddita Pessima (100m Hurdles)
6:30 pm – Ally Brunton (1500m)
7:25 pm – Nikki Scherer (400m)
8:20 pm – Eddita Pessima (400m Hurdles)
Friday, May 28
1:00 pm – Greg Lauray (High Jump)
1:30 pm – Noah Walker (Discus)
6:10 pm – Josh Higgins, Zach Lefever, Jack Miller (3000m Steeplechase)
7:20 pm – Ade Jones-Roundtree (If he qualifies for 400m final)
7:55 pm – Matt Wilson (If he qualifies for 400m Hurdles final)
8:30 pm – Nick Wolk (5000m)
9:15 pm – Men's 4x400m Relay (Cobe Wiggins, Lonzell Feagin, Matt Wilson, Ade Jones-Roundtree)
Saturday, May 29
1:00 pm – Lydia Bottelier (High Jump)
5:45 pm – Ally Brunton (If she qualifies for 1500m final)
6:45 pm – Eddita Pessima (If she qualifies for 100m Hurdles final)
7:20 pm – Nikki Scherer (If she qualifies for 400m final)
7:55 pm – Eddita Pessima (If she qualifies for 400m Hurdles final)
WHAT'S ON THE LINE
- Qualifying to the Championships site is accomplished through performance in the Preliminary Round competition.
- Twelve competitors from each individual event and 12 teams from each relay event advance from each Preliminary Round site.
- Those accepted into Championships competition based on their performance at Preliminary Round competition will be announced and posted on NCAA.com the week prior to Championships competition.
- Entering competition on Wednesday, here are where the Panthers rank in their individual and relay team events in the east region.
- 4x400m relay – Felix Wolter, Lonzell Feagin, Matt Wilson, Ade Jones-Roundtree (3:07.59) – 14th
- Kollin Smith – Long Jump (7.72m) – 14th
- Noah Walker – Discus (57.32m) – 14th, Hammer (61.02m) – 39th, Javelin (64.93m) – 46th
- Josh Higgins – 3000m Steeplechase (8:45.02) – 18th
- Ade Jones-Roundtree – 400m (46.18) – 21st
- Zach Lefever – 3000m Steeplechase (8:49.94) – 28th
- Jack Miller – 3000m Steeplechase (8:51.00) – 33rd
- Nick Wolk – 5000m (13:53.02) – 36th
- Matt Wilson – 400m Hurdles (51.97) – 37th
- Greg Lauray – High Jump (2.10m) – 42nd
- Ally Brunton – 1500m (4:16.29) – 13th
- Eddita Pessima – 400m Hurdles (58.72) – 23rd, 100m Hurdles (13.29) – 29th
- Brianna Spirnak – Javelin (48.28m) – 35th
- Nikki Scherer – 400m (53.75) – 38th
- Lydia Bottelier – High Jump (1.75m) – 44th
- The top 12 finishers in each event will move on to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon from June 9-12. The meet will take place in the historic Hayward Field on the Oregon campus.
- At the national meet, the top-16 finishers in each individual event will earn All-America recognition.
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