Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders have 15 qualify for NCAA Regionals
5/19/2017 11:30:00 AM | Track & Field/Cross Country
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — With the Conference USA Championships in the books, Middle Tennessee will continue its postseason with a trip to Lexington, Ky. for the East Regional preliminaries.
Fifteen Blue Raiders are set to compete in 21 events at the Outdoor Track and Field East Regional hosted by Kentucky, which will take place May 25-27.
On the men's side, Tahir Walsh, Eliud Rutto and Jacob Choge will compete in multiple events, while Sampson Laari, Hillary Rono, Kigen Chemadi, Amos Cheruiyot and Geoffry Cheruiyot are also set to compete on the track in distance events.
In the field, sophomore Jacob Patten is slated to make an appearance in the high jump.
Janet Amponsah, Loveth Odia, Agnes Abu, Abike Egbeniyi and Elizabeth Dadzie will take part in multiple events for the women's team. Along with their respective individual events, Amponsah, Odia, Abu and Egbeniyi have their eyes set on advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400-meter dash.
In the field, Dadzie and Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad seek to qualify in the long jump.
Seven of the Blue Raiders scheduled to compete next weekend have a hand in nine current school records: Rutto (800m); Rutto (1500m); Choge (5000m); Choge (10000m); G. Cheruiyot (3000S); Amponsah (100m); Amponsah (200m); Abu (800); Amponsah, Odia, Abu, Egbeniyi (4x400).
Below is a list of student-athletes set to compete in the NCAA Regionals by event, regional ranking and qualifying time:
Name Event Reg. Rank Time/Mark
Men
Tahir Walsh 100m 33 10.34
Tahir Walsh 200m 32 20.91
Eliud Rutto 800m 2 1:45.70
Eliud Rutto 1500m 2 3:41.38
Sampson Laari 1500m 29 3:45.02
Hillary Rono 1500m 46 3:46.48
Jacob Choge 5000m 2 3:13.90
Kigen Chemadi 5000m 14 13:56.54
Jacob Choge 10000m 4 28:42.31
Amos Cheruiyot 10000m 48 29:55.57
Geoffry Cheruiyot 3000 Steeple 11 8:48.73
Jacob Patten High Jump 24 2.13m
Women
Janet Amponsah 100m 15 11.35
Janet Amponsah 200m 11 22.97
Loveth Odia 400m 40 53.58
Agnes Abu 800m 4 2:02.70
Abike Egbeniyi 800m 9 2:03.96
Elizabeth Dadzie 100m Hurdles 26 13.44
Amponsah, Odia, Abu, Egbeniyi 4x400m 11 3:33.99
Elizabeth Dadzie Long Jump 16 6.34m
Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad Long Jump 47 6.08m
Fifteen Blue Raiders are set to compete in 21 events at the Outdoor Track and Field East Regional hosted by Kentucky, which will take place May 25-27.
On the men's side, Tahir Walsh, Eliud Rutto and Jacob Choge will compete in multiple events, while Sampson Laari, Hillary Rono, Kigen Chemadi, Amos Cheruiyot and Geoffry Cheruiyot are also set to compete on the track in distance events.
In the field, sophomore Jacob Patten is slated to make an appearance in the high jump.
Janet Amponsah, Loveth Odia, Agnes Abu, Abike Egbeniyi and Elizabeth Dadzie will take part in multiple events for the women's team. Along with their respective individual events, Amponsah, Odia, Abu and Egbeniyi have their eyes set on advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400-meter dash.
In the field, Dadzie and Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad seek to qualify in the long jump.
Seven of the Blue Raiders scheduled to compete next weekend have a hand in nine current school records: Rutto (800m); Rutto (1500m); Choge (5000m); Choge (10000m); G. Cheruiyot (3000S); Amponsah (100m); Amponsah (200m); Abu (800); Amponsah, Odia, Abu, Egbeniyi (4x400).
Below is a list of student-athletes set to compete in the NCAA Regionals by event, regional ranking and qualifying time:
Name Event Reg. Rank Time/Mark
Men
Tahir Walsh 100m 33 10.34
Tahir Walsh 200m 32 20.91
Eliud Rutto 800m 2 1:45.70
Eliud Rutto 1500m 2 3:41.38
Sampson Laari 1500m 29 3:45.02
Hillary Rono 1500m 46 3:46.48
Jacob Choge 5000m 2 3:13.90
Kigen Chemadi 5000m 14 13:56.54
Jacob Choge 10000m 4 28:42.31
Amos Cheruiyot 10000m 48 29:55.57
Geoffry Cheruiyot 3000 Steeple 11 8:48.73
Jacob Patten High Jump 24 2.13m
Women
Janet Amponsah 100m 15 11.35
Janet Amponsah 200m 11 22.97
Loveth Odia 400m 40 53.58
Agnes Abu 800m 4 2:02.70
Abike Egbeniyi 800m 9 2:03.96
Elizabeth Dadzie 100m Hurdles 26 13.44
Amponsah, Odia, Abu, Egbeniyi 4x400m 11 3:33.99
Elizabeth Dadzie Long Jump 16 6.34m
Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad Long Jump 47 6.08m
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