TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Track and Field will kick off day one of the 2021 NCAA West Prelims on Wednesday with 25 athletes competing for a ticket to the NCAA Championships in June.

Competition is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. MST with the men's hammer throw. Israel Oloyede and Jordan Geist will compete in the event. Oloyede threw a PR of 73.22m (240-3) at the Tucson Elite Classic, which currently ranks third in the NCAA. Oloyede holds the new school record with Geist following closely with the second-best mark. He threw for 71.78m (235-6) at the Pac-12 Championships to finish runner-up. He was recently named Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. 

Running events will kick off at 4:30 p.m. with Victor Ortiz-Rivera in the 1500m. He clocked his PR of 3:42.80 at the Jim Click Shootout. 

The meet can be streamed on ESPN's SEC+ (subscription required) and live results can be found here. 

Schedule
11:30 a.m. | hammer throw | Israel Oloyede, Jordan Geist
4:00 p.m. | shot put | Jordan Geist, Jakob Chamberlin
4:30 p.m. | 1500m | Victor Ortiz-Rivera
5:25 p.m. | 400m | Johnnie Blockburger, Umajesty Williams
5:50 p.m. | 800m | Camron Herron
6:45 p.m. | 200m | Trevor Volpe

A complete recap of the meet will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on twitter throughout the day for live updates.

 
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