ACU Twilight Meet Results
ABILENE – Junior transfer Lavance Williams had one last chance to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II outdoor national championship in the triple jump, and he did that Thursday night at the ACU Twilight Meet at Elmer Gray Stadium.
Williams hit the automatic qualifying mark on the nose, jumping 24 feet, 9.0 inches to win the event at the last-chance qualifying meet. The championship field in every event will be revealed Tuesday (May 17) with the championships set for May 26-28 in Turlock, Calif., on the campus of the University of California-Stanislaus.
Junior
Nick Jones, a two-time national champion in the discus, unleashed a career-best throw of 198 feet, 7 inches Thursday night to win the discus competition, bettering his nation-best and automatic qualifying mark.
Teammate
Tyler Fleet was second at 165-10, bettering his provisional status.
Jordan Geary also improved on an existing provisional mark in the 200 meters, finishing third in 21.24 seconds. He also provisionally qualified for the national meet in the 400 meters, finishing fourth in 47.81 seconds.
Paige Newby won the hammer throw with a mark of 166-4, bettering her existing provisional mark.
The Wildcats will not compete again until the national championship meet in two weeks.
