SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Wildcats completed day three of the NCAA West First Round Championships on Friday, with the Arizona Men wrapping up their competition. Two more tickets were punched for the Wildcats with the men's 4x100m relay team advancing and Youssef Koudssi moving on in the discus as well. The 4x100m team of Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, and James Onanubosi impressively won the event, while also breaking the school record time from 1990.
 
"That race felt great. It felt amazing. We came out here and did what we had to do," said the 4x100m team's senior leader White-Austin.
 
TICKETS PUNCHED
Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, James Onanubosi – First, 4x100m Relay
Youssef Koudssi – Seventh, Discus
 
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Youssef Koudssi started day three off strong for the Wildcats, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in his second event of the week. In the men's discus, Koudssi posted a throw of 58.27m (191-2) and finished seventh in the event. This performance followed up his sixth-place finish in the men's shot put on Wednesday, meaning Koudssi will compete in both events in Austin. His best throw of the day came on his first attempt. The first time NCAA Championships qualifier helped complete a perfect performance for the men's throws this weekend, as the group advanced in all six of their events (one hammer throw, one javelin, three shot put, one discus).
 
In the men's high jump, Kristjan Sigfinnsson cleared a height of 2.04m (6-8.25).
 
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
The Arizona men's 4x100m relay team ran a historic race at the West Prelims. The team of Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, and James Onanubosi clocked a time of 38.82, breaking the school record in the event that was originally set in 1990. The team came away victorious in the quarterfinals of the event in the West Region after recording their record-breaking time and winning the event's first heat. Their time is also tied with Florida in the East Region heading into the NCAA Championships.
 
"We put our trust out there in each other," said Hicks. "Especially out there with Tray to get us out into a good position. We trust each other to get the stick around and close it in the end."

Limage added, "This one felt great and we're feeling good going into Austin."
 
The last time an Arizona team qualified for the championship meet in the 4x100m relay was in 2019, however, an Arizona team hasn't made the finals of the event since 2007. The Wildcats will have the opportunity to do that in Austin. It is also the first time that any of the team's members have advanced to the NCAA Championships in their careers. Senior White-Austin was the team's starter, followed by freshman Limage, sophomore Hicks, and freshman anchor Onanubosi. Earlier in the year at the Jim Click Shootout, the team clocked a time of 39.15 which put them third in school history and earned them Pac-12 Men's Track Athletes of the Week honors. This is the first time the team has gone sub-39 seconds in the event.
 
"We have to keep the same energy," said Onanubosi about heading to the NCAA Championships. "We're on a high right now, so we have to keep that momentum going forward to Austin."
 
Trayvion White-Austin followed up his leg in the 4x100m by running a time of 21.15 in the quarterfinals of the men's 200m.
 
The Wildcats ended the night with the men's 4x400m, where they ran a time of 3:07.57. The team consisted of Carl Hicks, Trayvion White-Austin, Logan Hasher, and Isaac Davis.
 
The West Prelims wrap up tomorrow with the completion of the women's events. Field competitions begin at 1:00 p.m. MST and running events start at 5:00 p.m. MST. The Arizona Women will be competing in the discus, high jump, 100m hurdles, 800m, and 200m. Live results for all the action can be found here.
 
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