Jacksonville, Fla.—Junior Kylee Carter, senior Skyler Daniel and freshman Madi Malone all qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Day 1 of the NCAA East Preliminaries Thursday at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville, Fla., May 23-25. All three finished in the top 12 of 48 competitors, to advance to the NCAA Outdoors in Austin, Texas in two weeks.
Carter qualified for her second consecutive NCAA Outdoor meet after finishing third with a toss of 53.24m/174-8. Following a foul on her first attempt, Carter posted marks on her second and third throws both long enough to qualify for NCAAs.
Daniel cleared her first three bars without a miss, including tying her personal-best 1.75m/5-8.75, to finish tied for eighth. The NCAA berth is the first for the senior. Junior Natosha Jordan also cleared 1.75m and finished tied for 13th, one place from qualifying, after misses at earlier heights.
An NCAA Indoor All-American in March, Malone punched her ticket to Austin by finishing fourth in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 64.03m/210-1. The mark, which came on her second of three tosses, was the No. 5 throw in AU history.
Sophomore Ashley Carter was 22nd (47.16m/154-8) and senior Peyton Montgomery finished 23rd (46.78m/153-6) in the javelin throw, while Caroline Lawrence tied for 38th in the women's high jump after clearing 1.70m/5-7. Senior Erin Perkins was 24th in the women's hammer with a mark of 59.48m/195-2. On the track junior Brenda Kigen was 40 th in the 10,000m run crossing in 36:25.27.
On the men's side, sophomore Noah Igbinoghene was the lone Tiger in action. Competing in his first NCAA East Prelims, Iginoghene finished 32nd after jumping 7.10m/23-3.5.
Friday's action will see seven Tigers in action vying for a berth at the NCAA Championships. The women's discus and men's javelin throw kicks off action at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT. Sophomore Tori McKinley and senior Ivana Muzaaric will be competing in the discus while in the men's javelin, Cade Antonucci and John Putnam will represent the Tigers.
On the track, freshman Shaun Shivers will run in the men's 200m first round at 7:55 p.m. ET/6:55 p.m. CT, while Joyce Kimeli and Silas Kipngetich race in the men's and women's 3000m steeplechase, respectively, starting at 8:20 p.m. ET/7:20 p.m. CT.
FloTrack will televise the meet at www.flotrack.org, while live results will be available at https://auburntige.rs/19T-FEastPrelims.
THURSDAY AUBURN RESULTS
Women's Javelin Throw
3. Kylee Carter, 53.24m/174-8 (NCAA Qualifier)
22. Ashley Carter, 47.16m/154-8
23. Peyton Montgomery, 46.78m/153-6
Women's High Jump
T8. Skyler Daniel, 1.75m/5-8.75 (NCAA Qualifier)
T13. Natosha Jordan, 1.75m/5-8.75
T38. Caroline Lawrence, 1.70m/5-7
Men's Long Jump
32. Noah Igbinoghene, 7.10m/23-3.5
Women's Hammer Throw
4. Madi Malone, 64.03m/210-1 (NCAA Qualifier)
24. Erin Perkins, 59.48m/195-2
Women's 10,000m
40. Brenda Kigen, 36:25.27
Friday, May 24—auburn events (ALL TIMES ET)
12 p.m., Women's Discus (Tori McKinley, Ivana Muzaric)
12 p.m. , Men's Javelin (Cade Antonucci, John Putnam)
7:55 p.m., Men's 200m (Shaun Shivers)
8:20 p.m., W omen's 3000m Steeplechase (Joyce Kimeli)
9 p.m., Men's 3000m Steeplechase (Silas Kipngetich)