Blue Raiders close East Regional action

Thursday, May 25

Lexington, Ky.

Middle Tennessee

NCAA Regional

5/27/2017 10:17:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

MT qualifies four for NCAA Championships

By: @MTAthletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Middle Tennessee closed the 2017 NCAA East Regional advancing four Blue Raiders to the NCAA Outdoor Championships next month.

Tahir Walsh closed his Blue Raider career with a 21.22 mark in the 200-meter dash, while Jacob Patten placed 24th in the men's high jump with a leap of 2.05 meters.

On the women's side, Janet Amponsah clocked a 23.41 mark in the 200-meter dash, and MT's 4x400-meter relay squad finished with a time of 3:38.13 to close the regional.

The Blue Raiders will shift their focus to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. MT's Jacob Choge, Eliud Rutto, Abike Egbeniyi and Agnes Abu are slated to compete for a national championship June 7-10 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Men's Results
100 Meter:
35. Tahir Walsh, 10.50 (F)

200 Meter:
22. Tahir Walsh, 21.22 (Q)

800 Meter:
10. Eliud Rutto, 1:48.23 (Q)

1500 Meter:
25. Sampson Laari, 3:50.99 (F)
33. Eliud Rutto, 3:51.97 (F)
40. Hillary Rono, 3:55.67 (F)

10000 Meter:
5. Jacob Choge, 29:58.13 (S)
33. Amos Cheruiyot, 31.06.02 (S)

3000 Meter Steeplechase:
33. Geoffry Cheruiyot, 9:11.54 (Q)

High Jump:
24. Jacob Patten, 2.05m (6-8.75) (F)

Women's Results
100 Meter:
19. Janet Amponsah, 11.66 (Q)

200 Meter:
21. Janet Amponsah, 23.41 (Q)

400 Meter:
47. Loveth Odia, 55.98 (F)

800 Meter:
2. Abike Egbeniyi, 2:02.34 (Q)
7. Agnes Abu, 2:02.93 (Q)

100 Meter Hurdles:
31. Elizabeth Dadzie, 13.63 (F)

4x400-Meter Relay:
16. Amponsah, Abu, Odia, Egbeniyi; 3:38.13

Long Jump:
25. Elizabeth Dadzie, 6.01m (19-8.75) (F)
44. Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad, 5.71m (18-8.75) (F)

(F) – First Round
(Q) – Quarterfinals
(S) – Semifinals