Thursday, May 26
Fayetteville, Ark.
10 a.m.
North Dakota State
at
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
NDSU’s Phillips, Wolfe Qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships
5/26/2022 8:28:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – North Dakota State senior throwers Amy Phillips and Kari Wolfe earned bids to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with top-12 finishes at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on Thursday afternoon.
Phillips threw 223-1 (68.01m) in the hammer throw for fourth place. She will make her first appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 9 in Eugene, Ore. Phillips qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2021, earning second team All-America honors in the weight throw.
Wolfe is headed back to the national meet in the javelin for the second straight year, throwing 171-9 (52.35m) to finish sixth on Thursday. Last year, she placed fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore Grace Emineth posted her second straight meet over the 20-foot barrier in the long jump, leaping 20-00.25 (6.10m) for 21st place.
Senior Amanda Anderson competed in her first of two events at the NCAA West Prelims, throwing 51-06.50 (15.71m) in the shot put for her second-best mark of the season. She will take part in the discus on Saturday.
The NCAA West Preliminary Rounds will continue Friday (men) and Saturday (women) in Arkansas.
Phillips threw 223-1 (68.01m) in the hammer throw for fourth place. She will make her first appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 9 in Eugene, Ore. Phillips qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2021, earning second team All-America honors in the weight throw.
Wolfe is headed back to the national meet in the javelin for the second straight year, throwing 171-9 (52.35m) to finish sixth on Thursday. Last year, she placed fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore Grace Emineth posted her second straight meet over the 20-foot barrier in the long jump, leaping 20-00.25 (6.10m) for 21st place.
Senior Amanda Anderson competed in her first of two events at the NCAA West Prelims, throwing 51-06.50 (15.71m) in the shot put for her second-best mark of the season. She will take part in the discus on Saturday.
The NCAA West Preliminary Rounds will continue Friday (men) and Saturday (women) in Arkansas.
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