Track & Field To Send Pair Of Athletes To NCAA East Preliminary Round
May 18, 2023 | Track & Field
INDIANAPOLIS - - Senior Charity Griffith and junior Jenelle Rogers will represent Ball State at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Round as announced Thursday (May 18) by the NCAA.
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The NCAA East Preliminary Round will take place May 24-27 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. North Florida will serve as the host for the event.
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Griffith qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the high jump for the third straight season, entering the event as the fourth seed after clearing a career-best and program-record height of 1.85m at the 2023 Music City Challenge (April 29).
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The two-time defending Mid-American Conference high jump champion, Griffith placed 10th at the 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round after clearing 1.84m. The effort earned her a spot at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she took fifth overall by leaping 1.83m to earn First Team All-America honors.
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Rogers qualifies for the East Preliminary Round for the first time in her career after a collegiate-best long jump of 6.21m to take second overall at last weekend's MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The effort has her ranked 37th out of the 48 qualifiers.
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In addition, Rogers will make her NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship debut in early June, as she was one of 24 student-athletes to qualify for the heptathlon with her program record and MAC Championship winning score of 5,667 points. She will enter the championships ranked 21st nationally in the heptathlon.
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The women's long jump competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round is currently scheduled to being next Thursday (May 25) at 6 p.m., while the women's high jump is set for next Saturday (May 27) at 2:30 p.m.
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The top 12 performers from each event will qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships set to run June 7-10 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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In addition, Rogers' heptathlon competition at the NCAA Championships will be held June 8-9. The first day of action will be include the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m. The following day will include the long jump, javelin, and 800m.
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The NCAA East Preliminary Round will take place May 24-27 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. North Florida will serve as the host for the event.
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Griffith qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the high jump for the third straight season, entering the event as the fourth seed after clearing a career-best and program-record height of 1.85m at the 2023 Music City Challenge (April 29).
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The two-time defending Mid-American Conference high jump champion, Griffith placed 10th at the 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round after clearing 1.84m. The effort earned her a spot at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she took fifth overall by leaping 1.83m to earn First Team All-America honors.
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Rogers qualifies for the East Preliminary Round for the first time in her career after a collegiate-best long jump of 6.21m to take second overall at last weekend's MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The effort has her ranked 37th out of the 48 qualifiers.
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In addition, Rogers will make her NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship debut in early June, as she was one of 24 student-athletes to qualify for the heptathlon with her program record and MAC Championship winning score of 5,667 points. She will enter the championships ranked 21st nationally in the heptathlon.
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The women's long jump competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round is currently scheduled to being next Thursday (May 25) at 6 p.m., while the women's high jump is set for next Saturday (May 27) at 2:30 p.m.
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The top 12 performers from each event will qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships set to run June 7-10 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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In addition, Rogers' heptathlon competition at the NCAA Championships will be held June 8-9. The first day of action will be include the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m. The following day will include the long jump, javelin, and 800m.
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