Kansas State kvalifiserer 16 utøvere til NCAA-innemesterskapene

Kansas States friidrettsprogram har kvalifisert 16 utøvere til NCAA Division I inne-mesterskapene, noe som markerer en betydelig prestasjon etter en sterk inne-sesong. Ni menn og syv kvinner vil konkurrere i mesterskapet, som er satt til 13.–14. mars på Randal Tyson Track Center. De kvalifiserte utøverne fremhever lagets styrke i feltøvelser.

Kansas State Wildcats har sikret plasser for 16 utøvere i NCAA Division I inne-mesterskap i friidrett, etter en vellykket inne-sesong. Denne gruppen inkluderer ni menn og syv kvinner, med fokus på feltøvelser der programmet har et etablert rykte og et godt omdømme. On the men's side, qualifiers are high jumpers Alan Hanna and Devin Loudermilk, long jumpers Tah Chikomba and Uroy Ryan, triple jumpers Aaron Antoine, Trevon Hamer, and Selva Prabhu, and weight throwers Kade McCall and Gary Moore Jr. The women's contingent features high jumper Sharie Enoe, long jumpers Chisom Nwafor and Maud Zeffou-Poaty, triple jumpers Destini Smith and Daniela Wamokpego, weight thrower Monique Hardy, and pentathlete Vanessa Mercera. Denne kvalifiseringen kommer rett etter sterke prestasjoner ved Big 12 inne-mesterskapene, der herrelaget endte som nr. 2 med 124 poeng, og kvinnelaget på 4. plass med 78,5 poeng. Seks utøvere tok individuelle konferansetitler, det flest siden 2016. Merknadsverdige seire inkluderte Monique Hardys vektkast for kvinner på 21,89 meter, Kade McCalls vektkast for menn på 22,63 meter, Maud Zeffou-Poatys lengdehopp for kvinner på 6,62 meter, Uroy Ryans lengdehopp for menn på 7,90 meter, Devin Loudermilks høydehopp for menn på 2,25 meter, og seieren i herrelagets 4x400-meter stafett på 3:05.59. Nasjonalt rangeres herrelaget som nr. 5 med 110,00 poeng, mens kvinnelaget er nr. 10 med 75,22 poeng, ifølge USTFCCCA-rangeringene for uke 6. Dette er den største troppen for herrelaget siden 2011 og for kvinnene siden 2015. Mesterskapene vil bli arrangert på Randal Tyson Track Center, med live-dekning på ESPN+.

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