COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Arizona women's track and field thrower Tapenisa Havea and long jumper Jenica Bosko advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 2 of the West First Round.
Tapenisa Havea (shot put) and Jenica Bosko (long jump) advance to Eugene while Taylen Wise (100m hurdles), Jade Brown (100m and 200m), McKenna Watson (100m and 200m), Ava Simms (400m), and Antonia Sanchez Nunez (400m hurdles) qualified for the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Havea grabbed the 12th and final qualifying spot for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 16.25m (53-3 ¾) in the shot put. It marks her first appearance at the Outdoor Championships since 2023, when she qualified in the discus.
Bosko leaped 6.42m (21-3/4), marking a season best, to finish 10th in the long jump and earn a berth in the NCAA Championships. It will be the second straight year that Bosko has competed in Eugene, after appearing in the long jump at the US Olympic Trials in 2024. This marks her first time advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Brown's time in the 100m of 11.05 (.046) was an all-conditions school record as she just edged Shawnti Jackson, 11.05 (0.49) (Arkansas) for first place in the heat. Brown broke her program record in the event (11.27) set on March 8, 2025, in Tucson.
Sanchez Nunez finished third in her heat (58.10) of the 400m hurdles to gain automatic qualification into the quarterfinals of the event on Saturday at 5:25 p.m. MST. Sanchez Nunez will be in lane three of heat three for the competition.
Advancing to Quarterfinals on Saturday
Taylen Wise – 100m Hurdles: 15th (13.22)
Jade Brown – 100m: 3rd (program record: 11.05) | 200m: 22nd (23.30)
McKenna Watson – 100m: 23rd (11.33) | 200m: 19th (23.27)
Ava Simms – 400m: 18th (52.47)
Antonia Sanchez Nunez – 400m Hurdles: 19th (58.10)
Other finishes
Erin Tack – Javelin: 14th (51.31m/168-4)
Jathiyah Muhammad – Pole Vault: 17th (PB: 4.32m/14-2)
Mackenna Orie – Shot Put: 21st (15.80m/51-10)
Keilee Hall – 400m Hurdles: 28th (58.95)
Lauryn Love – Shot Put: 37th (14.70m/48-2 ¾)
Brooke Nordman – 400m Hurdles: 41st (1:00.65)
The Arizona women's track and field team will be back in action on Saturday, with five athletes looking to earn their way to the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The men's track and field qualifiers will be back on the track tomorrow with the discus starting Day 3 at 11 a.m. MST.
FRIDAY, MAY 30 (DAY THREE) (WATCH LIVE)
Men's Discus (11 a.m.) – Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Sam Hala'ufia
Men's 4x100 Relay (3 p.m.) – James Onanubosi, Brian Limage, Isaac Davis, Tyson Tippett
Men's 110m Hurdles (4:15 p.m.) – Zach Extine
Men's 100 Meters (4:35 p.m.) – Tyson Tippett
Men's 400 Hurdles (5:25 p.m.) – Yan Vazquez
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