Blocker qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400 meter dash on Friday with a time of 52.25.
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Paul Barjon led the way for TCU on Saturday with an even-par 70 and is now 1-under par for the tournament, good for a tie for sixth place individually.
Reichert (Sr., Longview, WA/Kelso) also recorded a career-best throw at 54.03m/177-3 on her final throw to finish 3rd in the competition. The Maize and Blue did just that, marking the third time in the past four seasons with multiple entries in the 1,500 (2013, 2015; two each) pushing seniors Shannon Osika and Devon Hoppe through in the first heat and sophomore Jaimie Phelan in the second. The field will be cut to the top 15 teams after the third round Sunday and the top eight after the fourth round Monday will advance to match play.
Senior Blair Hamilton, last year’s NCAA Regional victor, finished 2-above par that placed him in a tie for 51st. Golf Channel will provide coverage the last three days, from 7-10 p.m. Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesday, and 6-10 p.m. Wednesday.
Regional Championship action continues today, with the NCAA Finals being held in Eugene, OR beginning on June 8th. The Crimson Tide will begin competition with a 9 a.m. CT tee time.
Little, the Pac-12 champion, extended an annual streak of Stanford women javelin NCAA qualifiers to six. This is Arkansas’ 21st appearance in the Championship. A win would be USC’s first national golf title while Clemson (led by Dorman’s D.J. Trahan) won the 2003 championship. This is the first time in SC history the Gamecocks have collected three straight top 15 results at the NCAA Championship.
The last Belmont runner to compete at the NCAA Championship was sprinter Lynette Rives in 2009.
Junior Christopher Belcher crosses the finish line in the men’s 100 meters at the 2016 NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla.
Competing in the final heat of the 110-meter hurdles, the sophomore clocked a time of 13.62 to finish second in his heat and fourth overall. The squad feels well-rested, though, as it has had a week off since the NCAA Regionals.
Josh Lee and Corey Carlson, who had two of the best rounds on Friday, posted the two best rounds for FSU on Saturday as well as both shot three-over.
Three All-Americans from LSU’s NCAA-title-winning lineup from a season ago return to defend their crown over the next week as senior Zach Wright and juniors Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard bring their experience to Eugene Country Club.
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The Wolverines competed in the 100-meter hurdles, 1,500-meter run and 4×400-meter relay today, earning four final-day bids across those three events to the NCAA Outdoor Championships hosted by the University of OR in two weekends (June 9 and 11).
