OSU Outdoor Track & Field Travels to Sacramento for Chance to Earn NCAA Bids

Wednesday, May 24

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NCAA West Prelims

OSU Outdoor Track & Field Travels to Sacramento for Chance to Earn NCAA Bids

May 23, 2023 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Oklahoma State outdoor track & field continues postseason action this weekend in Sacramento, Calif., for the NCAA West Prelims, which run Wednesday, May 24, through Saturday, May 27.

The Cowboys and Cowgirls combined to qualify 34 athletes to the regional meet, which is the most in program history. The top 48 athletes in each event qualify for regionals with the top 12 individuals and relays from each of the two regions advancing to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.

Action on the track will start Wednesday with the genders alternating days starting with the men on Wednesday and Friday, with the women following on Thursday and Saturday.

The entirety of the NCAA West Prelims will be streamed live on ESPN+ starting at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Thursday and 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Live results for the meet can be found here.

The Cowgirls qualified 17 individuals and the 4x400 Meter Relay squad with the Cowboys adding 15 individuals in addition to the 4x400 Relay. Along with the 34 regional qualifiers, Bailey Golden has already qualified for nationals in the Heptathlon as one of the top 24 scoring athletes in the event this season.

On the women's side, Gabija Galvydyte (800 Meters), Madi Surber (800 Meters), Kaylie Politza (800 Meters), Billah Jepkirui (1,500 Meters), Sivan Auerbach (1,500 Meters), Lilly Lavier (1,500 Meters), Maddie Salek (1,500 Meters), Heidi Demeo (1,500 Meters), Taylor Roe (5,000 Meters), Molly Born (10,000 Meters), Michaela Travers (400 Meter Hurdles), Payton Hinkle (3,000 Meter Steeplechase), Saara Hakanen (High Jump), India Morgan (Long Jump) and Rachel Neaves (Hammer Throw) will all be competing in Sacramento with a national championship berth on the line. Hannah Bradford is the only Cowgirl doubling in two events as she qualified in both the Discus and Hammer Throws. Golden also qualified individually in the Long Jump in addition to her NCAA berth in the Heptathlon.

For the Cowboys, DeJuana McArthur (400 Meters), Mehdi Yanouri (800 Meters), Hafez Mahadi (800 Meters), Fouad Messaoudi (1,500 Meters), Alex Stitt (1,500 Meters), Ryan Schoppe (1,500 Meters), Isaiah Priddey (1,500 Meters), Isai Rodriguez (10,000 Meters), Rory Leonard (10,000 Meters), Alex Maier (10,000 Meters), Victor Shitsama (3,000 Meter Steeplechase), Jonas Price (3,000 Meter Steeplechase) and Blair Anderson (Long Jump) all qualified in the respective events.

Heading into the postseason, Messaoudi is the NCAA leader in the 1,500 Meters and remains on the Bowerman Watch List following a season thus far that has included two NCAA titles, three Big 12 titles as well as a world and collegiate indoor record in the Distance Medley Relay.

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