Nine More Hoosiers Are Headed to Austin After Final Day of NCAA East Prelims

Thursday, May 23

Jacksonville, Fla.

Indiana University

NCAA East Preliminary Round

2019 NCAA Division 1 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship East Preliminary

Nine More Hoosiers Are Headed to Austin After Final Day of NCAA East Prelims

5/25/2019 10:16:00 PM | Track and Field

IU Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— It was a big day for Indiana Track & Field as nine more advanced to Austin, Texas for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Jyles Etienne, Eric Bethea, Teddy Browning, Kenneth Hagen, Joe Murphy, Kyle Mau, Khayla Dawson Maddy Pollard, and Leah Moran will all compete in the national meet.

Leah Moran was the first Hoosier to qualify as she jumped a distance of 13.04m (42" 9.5"). The junior's mark is a new program record and also a personal record. On the men's side,

Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard kept it going on the women's side as they both advanced in the shot put. Dawson threw a mark of 16.65m (54' 7.5") while Pollard notched a mark of 16.35m (53' 7.75").

Jyles Etienne kicked it off for the Hoosiers in the men's field as he grabbed the 10^th qualifying spot in the high jump with a height of 2.19m (7' 2.25").

Eric Bethea will make the trip to Austin, Texas in the triple jump after hitting a mark of 15.76m (51' 8.5").

It was an exciting day on the oval as Indiana qualified three in the 1500m. Joe Murphy led the way by clocking a season best time of 3:44.33 while Teddy Browning finished right behind him in a time of 3:44.59. Rounding out the trio was Kenneth Hagen who notched a time of 3:49.97.

Kyle Mau capped off a successful day having the best qualifying time in the 5000m. The redshirt junior raced to a time of 14:00.41.

Up next, the Hoosiers will see action at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 5 and wrap up on Saturday, June 7.