
Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics
Panthers Set For NCAA East Preliminary Round Action To Begin Wednesday
5/24/2022 10:59:00 AM | Track & Field
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND
May 25-28 | Host: University of Indiana
Bloomington, IN | Haugh Track & Field Complex
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh track and field teams will compete this week at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, IN with their sights set on advancing to the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, OR in two weeks. The four-day meet will run from Wednesday, May 25 until Saturday, May 28 with 14 Pitt student-athletes vying for a trip to the national meet.
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Wednesday, May 25
Josh Higgins – 3000m Steeplechase (8:44.31) – 13th
Cobe Wiggins, Nigel Hussey, Ade Jones-Roundtree, Lonzell Feagin – 4x400m (3:06.07) – 13th
Evan Addison – 3000m Steeplechase (8:44.50) – 14th
Noah Walker – Javelin (70.24m) – 15th
Noah Walker – Hammer Throw (66.46m) – 16th
Ade Jones-Roundtree – 400m (46.02) – 17th
Greg Lauray – High Jump (2.14m) – 21st
Jack Miller – 3000m Steeplechase (8:48.20) – 24th
Lonzell Feagin – 400m (46.36) – 29th
Noah Walker – Discus (55.68m) – 34th
Kollin Smith – Long Jump (7.59m) – 42nd
Women
Abena Atuobi – Shot Put (15.91m) – 33rd
Breanna Phillips – 400m Hurdles (58.96) – 35th
Lydia Bottelier – High Jump (1.76m) – 37th
Emily Brown – 3000m Steeplechase – 48th
UP NEXT
May 25-28 | Host: University of Indiana
Bloomington, IN | Haugh Track & Field Complex
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh track and field teams will compete this week at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, IN with their sights set on advancing to the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, OR in two weeks. The four-day meet will run from Wednesday, May 25 until Saturday, May 28 with 14 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 by clicking HERE.
- Live updates from the meet will also be provided via Twitter and Instagram. Follow us @Pitt_TF_XC
Wednesday, May 25
- 10:00 am – Noah Walker (Hammer Throw)
- 2:00 pm – Noah Walker (Javelin)
- 6:00 pm – Kollin Smith (Long Jump)
- 7:25 pm – Ade Jones-Roundtree, Lonzell Feagin (400m)
- 7:00 pm – Abena Atuobi (Shot Put)
- 8:20 pm – Breanna Phillips (400m Hurdles)
- 1:00 pm – Noah Walker (Discus)
- 2:20 pm – Greg Lauray (High Jump)
- 5:40 pm – Josh Higgins, Evan Addison, Jack Miller (3000m Steeplechase)
- 8:45 pm – Cobe Wiggins, Nigel Hussey, Ade Jones-Roundtree, Lonzell Feagin (4x400m)
- 2:30 pm – Lydia Bottelier (High Jump)
- 5:40 pm – Emily Brown (3000m Steeplechase)
- 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.
Josh Higgins – 3000m Steeplechase (8:44.31) – 13th
Cobe Wiggins, Nigel Hussey, Ade Jones-Roundtree, Lonzell Feagin – 4x400m (3:06.07) – 13th
Evan Addison – 3000m Steeplechase (8:44.50) – 14th
Noah Walker – Javelin (70.24m) – 15th
Noah Walker – Hammer Throw (66.46m) – 16th
Ade Jones-Roundtree – 400m (46.02) – 17th
Greg Lauray – High Jump (2.14m) – 21st
Jack Miller – 3000m Steeplechase (8:48.20) – 24th
Lonzell Feagin – 400m (46.36) – 29th
Noah Walker – Discus (55.68m) – 34th
Kollin Smith – Long Jump (7.59m) – 42nd
Women
Abena Atuobi – Shot Put (15.91m) – 33rd
Breanna Phillips – 400m Hurdles (58.96) – 35th
Lydia Bottelier – High Jump (1.76m) – 37th
Emily Brown – 3000m Steeplechase – 48th
UP NEXT
- The top 12 finishers in each event will move on to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon from June 8-11. The meet will take place in the historic Hayward Field on the Oregon campus.
- Senior Felix Wolter has already qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon after winning the ACC title in the event two weeks ago. He enters the championship meet ranked 13th in the country.
- At the national meet, the top-16 finishers in each individual event will earn All-America recognition.
Players Mentioned
Pitt Athletics | 2024 Hall of Fame Class | Steve Lewis
Wednesday, September 18
Pitt: Beyond the Script | Season 3, Episode 18 | Track & Field ACC Award Winners
Sunday, January 14
Pitt Track & Field | ACC Indoor Championships | Day 3 Recap
Sunday, January 14
Pitt Track & Field | ACC Indoor Championships | Day 2 Recap
Sunday, January 14