Cardinals Set for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

Thursday, May 23

Jacksonville, Fla.

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University of Louisville

NCAA Preliminaries

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May 22, 2019 | Track & Field

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Athletes begin competition on Thursday in Jacksonville

By: Alexis Chevalier

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field team will compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 23 - 25.

Mitchell Kessler will open the competition for the Cardinals, competing in the men's hammer throw at noon on Thursday. Makenli Forrest and Halee Hudson will compete in the women's hammer throw at 4 p.m. that afternoon.

Also in field events, ACC runner-up Alivia Ash will compete in the women's high jump, while Alexis Gibbons will compete in long jump at 3:30 p.m. Marcus Jegede will also compete in long jump beginning at 6:45 p.m.

On the track, Martice Moore will compete in the first round of 400m Hurdles at 4:30 p.m. If Moore advances from the first round, he will compete in the quarterfinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

Ivine Chemutai and Emmanuel Cheboson will run at 9 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. in the 10,000m.

Friday's field events will feature Makenli Forrest in discus throw at noon and while Gabriela Leon and Morgan Zacharias will compete in the pole vault at 5 p.m.

Sydney Hill and Kayla Alexander will run in the first round of the 100m hurdles at 4 p.m. If Hill and Alexander qualify, they will compete at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Also for the sprints group, Donald McClinton will run at 7:55 p.m. in the first round of the 200m.

Albert Kosgei will compete in the 3,000m steeplechase at 9 p.m. to conclude Friday's competition.

Wrapping up the field events on Saturday, Cade Richeson and Rashida Harris will compete in shot put for the Cardinals at 2:45 p.m. on the men's side and 5:15 p.m. on the women's side. Luke Nichols and Anthony McRoberts will compete in the high jump at 4 p.m., and McRoberts will follow up with a showing in the triple jump at 6:30 p.m.

NCAA track and field fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Championships on Flo Track with a Pro subscription, available May 23 - 25.

The qualifiers out of the two regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.