Friday NCAA West Preliminary Round Results
5/25/2013 12:14:00 AM | Track & Field
Sam Houston's Matt Johnson and Matthew Viverette both ran 14.69 in the 110 meter hurdles to tie for 37th place in the Bearkats' first action Friday at the NCAA West Preliminary round in Austin.
Due to rain and lightning, day two of the NCAA West Preliminary Round was delayed from 2 p.m. until the early evening. The men's hammer was postponed to 10 a.m. Saturday.
After the delay Jarrick Wright placed 24th in the quarterfinals of the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.79.
Wright earned his spot in the quarterfinals Thursday by finishing second in his heat with a 10.47 seconds clocking. The mark was the 12th best in the first round.
In women's action Friday, Shelbie Zotyka placed 28th in the women's pole vault with a mark of 12 feet. One other event awaits for the Bearkats as Karique Stephen and Charles White compete in the triple jump Saturday at 6 p.m.
Thursday Kristen Mitchell placed fifth in his heat of the 100 meters with a time of 10.34. He finished 31st in the competition.
Matt Viverette of Sam Houston just missed advancing to the quarterfinals of the 400 meter hurdles. Viverette ran 52.29 to finish fourth in his heat behind Keaton Rickels of Iowa (51.28).
He finished with the 25th best time in the event, missing the cut by .07 seconds. Bret Scheve of Boise State was the final quarterfinal qualifier with a time of 52.22.
