INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - On Thursday, May 18 the NCAA announced the DI men's and women's outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2023 preliminary meets.
Virginia Tech declared 33 athletes will compete at the East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. from May 24 - 27. The four-day qualifying meet will be hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium. Buy Tickets
The top 48 declared student-athletes are accepted into the preliminary competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the preliminary competitions for each relay event. Combined events do not attend the preliminary meets. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the championships.
Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Round sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.
Men
Cole Beck - 100m
Khalil Bedoui - Hammer
Chauncey Chambers - Triple Jump
Aidan Clark - High Jump
Alec Fleming - 3000m Steeplechase
Viktor Idhammar - 1500m
Tyson Jones - Shot Put
Judson Lincoln IV - 400m
Antonio Lopez Segura - 5000m
Arlo Ludewick - 1500m
Conner McClure - Pole Vault
Ben Nagel - 800m
Nick Plant - 800m
Harrison Rice - Pole Vault
Jacob Rice - Pole Vault
Declan Rymer - 3000m Steeplechase
Jake Spotswood - Pole Vault
Women
Hannah Ballowe - 800m
Grace Boone - 1500m
Katrin Brzyszkowska - Shot Put
Lindsey Butler - 800m
Julia Fixsen - Pole Vault
Journey Gurley - Pole Vault
Essence Henderson - Shot Put, Discus
Hayley Horvath - Pole Vault
Sara Killinen - Hammer
Barbora Malikova - 400m
Rebecca Mammel - Hammer
Star Price - 800m
Cierra Pyles - Triple Jump
Katie Seyfang - Shot Put
Barbora Stejfova - Hammer
Kenna Stimmel - Pole Vault