Track & Field Finishes First Day of NCAA East Regionals

Thursday, May 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

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NCAA East Regional

After winning the Big Ten Championship, Laura Schroeder threw the second-furthest distance at the NCAA East Regionals.

Track & Field Finishes First Day of NCAA East Regionals

5/26/2016 9:21:00 PM | Track and Field

Calder and Kuhn advance to quarterfinals; Schroeder, McClinton are NCAA-bound

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Indiana track and field team showcased 16 athletes on the first day of the NCAA East Regionals in Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. Two Hoosier throwers sealed Indiana's first two bids to the upcoming NCAA Championships, and six athletes managed to finish above their initial seed.

Indiana's women's hammer throw tandem of Laura Schroeder and Nakel McClinton were the first Hoosiers to punch their ticket to the upcoming NCAA Championships in. Schroeder finished second in the field with a distance of 62.58m, and McClinton placed 12^th after throwing for 58.88m.

Big Ten runner-up Daniel Kuhn triumphed in the men's 800m heats with a first-place finish, posting a time of 1:47.97. Kuhn advances to Friday's quarterfinal round after tacking the seventh-fastest time in the field. In the women's 800m heats, Kellie Davis finished in seventh-place in the third heat with a time of 2:10.05, while Kendell Wiles finished in eighth behind Davis after a 2:12.53 performance.

Brenna Calder advanced to Friday's 1500m quarterfinals with a career best of 4:19.12 and a fourth-place finish in her heat. The sophomore posted the event's eighth-fastest time in the field, and notched the fifth-fastest time in IU history. Katherine Receveur placed sixth in her heat with a time of 4:26.40, and Olivia Hippensteel finished 12^th in the final heat of the event.

On the men's side of the distance events, Rorey Hunter and Owen Skeete ran in the 1500m heats. In the first heat, Skeete finished 11^th with a time of 3:49.93, while Hunter took sixth-place in the third heat at 3:44.20.

Ari Nelson amassed an inspiring performance with her 20^th-place finish in the women's long jump after achieving a distance of 6.02m, just .08m away from her career record. The junior climbed 27 places from her initial seed at No. 47, and earned a third-place finish in the first flight.

Chanli Mundy took the track for Indiana's final event of the day, the women's 10,000m race. Mundy finished the endurance test in 34^th place with a time of 35:48.15.

Diquis Manley and Zach Reitzug hit the blocks for the second track event of the day, the opening round of the men's 400m hurdles. Manley took sixth-place in the first heat with a time of 52.55 seconds, and Reitzug finished eighth-place in the sixth heat with a time of 55.46 seconds.

Sophomore Andrew Miller opened the Hoosiers' day with in the men's hammer throw competition. Miller achieved a distance of 61.21m (200' 10") for a 31^st-place finish. He earned a fifth-place finish in the event's first flight, and finished five positions ahead of his entry as the 36^th seed.

Cornelius Strickland represented the Hoosiers in the short track events, taking part in the men's 100m heats. Strickland earned a sixth-place finish with a time of 10.42s.

Up Next: Day Two of the NCAA East Regionals
Friday, May 27, 2016 • Beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET

Tomorrow, the Hoosiers will field 14 athletes in the second wave of regional action. The day will begin at noon for Indiana with the first round of the Women's Discus competition. The schedule for Indiana's athletes is as follows:

12:00 p.m. – Women's Discus First Round – (19) Nakel McClinton
4:00 p.m. – Men's Discus First Round – (43) Dyrek Chowning
5:00 p.m. – Women's Pole Vault First Round – (6) Sydney Clute, (8) Sophie Gutermuth
7:15 p.m. – Men's 800m Quarterfinal – (6) Daniel Kuhn
8:50 p.m. – Women's 3000m Steeplechase – (17) Brianna Johnson
9:30 p.m. – Men's 3000m Steeplechase – (22) Jason Crist, (26) Josh Roche, (34) Eric Claxton