Fayetteville, Ark. ? Four Kansas University track-and-field athletes advanced, and one qualified for the NCAA Championships on Thursday at the NCAA West Preliminary.
KU’s Sydney Conley earned a trip to the NCAAs after she placed fifth in the long jump with a final leap of 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 1/4 inches).
She will compete in the long jump final on June 11 in Eugene, Oregon.
Also Thursday, Michael Stigler earned a trip to today’s quarterfinals in the 400-meter hurdles after he qualified first in 49.84; Tianna Valentine made today’s quarterfinals in the 100 (11.59); and Whitney Adams moved on to today’s quarters in the 800 (2:08.21).
Brendan Soucie (1:50.46 in the 800 meters), Diamond Dixon (54.43 in the 400) and Casey Bowen (34th in pole vault) failed to advance.
Kansas results
MEN
100 (first round) — 35. Shawn Smith, 10.67. 41. DeMario Johnson, 10.72.
400 (first round) — Drew Matthews, 47.52.
800 (first round) — 20. Brendan Soucie, 1:50.46.
400 hurdles (first round) — 1. Michael Stigler, 49.84.
Pole vault — 23. Alex Bishop, 16-91/4. t26. Greg Lupton, 16-91/4. 34. Casey Bowen, 16-31/4.
WOMEN
100 (first round) — 11. Tianna Valentine, 11.59 35. Zainab Sanni, 11.98.
400 (first round) — 31. Diamond Dixon, 54.43.
800 (first round) — 19. Whitney Adams, 2:08.21. 42. Rhavean King, 2:12.84.
1500 (first round) — 45. Hannah Richardson, 4:33.60.
400 hurdles (first round) — 43. Kourtney Keller, 1:01.62.
Long jump — 6. Sydney Conley, 20-61/4.
Shot put — 17. Anastasiya Muchkayev, 51-11/2. 23. Jessica Maroszek, 49-5.
