Michigan State Sends 32 to NCAA East Preliminary Round
5/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 28, 2014
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's and women's track & field programs will be well represented at the 2014 NCAA East Preliminary Round this week at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. A total of 32 Spartans, competing in 35 events, will begin competition on Thursday afternoon in their quest to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Championship. The top-12 in each event will advance to Eugene, Ore.
MSU will be competing in 22 events on the women's side, the second-most among Big Ten schools and the 11th-most in the nation.
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Schedule of Events
Men's Entry List | Women's Entry List
| Name | Event | Seed | Mark/Time | Event Day/Time |
| Sarah Birkmeier | Pole Vault | 14th | 4.15m | 5/30 - 12 p.m. |
| Melanie Brender | 10,000m | 31st | 34:32.10 | 5/29 - 9:40 p.m. |
| Ben Carruthers | 10,000m | 26th | 29:30.99 | 5/29 - 9 p.m. |
| Tim Canfield | Pole Vault | 20th | 5.20m | 5/31 - 12 p.m. |
| Lauren Chorny | Pole Vault | 12th | 4.18m | 5/30 - 12 p.m. |
| Lindsay Clark | 5,000m | 20th | 16:09.93 | 5/31 - 8:45 p.m. |
| Chris Collier | 3,000m Steeplechase | 41st | 8:59.48 | 5/30 - 8:50 p.m. |
| Tim Ehrhardt | Pole Vault | 36th | 5.10m | 5/31 - 12 p.m. |
| Alicia Evans | 200m | 13th | 23.32 | 5/31 - 7:50 p.m. |
| Kaylee Finney | Discus | 28th | 50.70m | 5/30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Tori Franklin | Triple Jump | 8th | 13.16m | 5/31 - 5 p.m. |
| Jarred Gambrell | Triple Jump | 20th | 15.46m | 5/30 - 5 p.m. |
| Vincens Gjokaj | Discus | 43rd | 53.46m | 5/31 - 12 p.m. |
| Antonio James | Discus | 8th | 60.15m | 5/31 - 12 p.m. |
| Shot Put | 13th | 19.35m | 5/29 - 4 p.m. | |
| Connor Kostrzewa | Hammer Throw | 46th | 59.76m | 5/30 - 10 a.m. |
| Sara Kroll | 5,000m | 35th | 16:20.51 | 5/31 - 8:45 p.m. |
| Katie Landwehr | 3,000m Steeplechase | 11th | 10:09.87 | 5/30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Leah O'Connor | 3,000m Steeplechase | 2nd | 9:44.35 | 5/30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Julia Otwell | 5,000m | 22nd | 16:10.95 | 5/31 - 8:45 p.m. |
| Kassie Powell | Pole Vault | 29th | 4.00m | 5/30 - 12 p.m. |
| Jaelynn Pryor | 400-meter hurdles | 33rd | 59.00 | 5/29 - 5 p.m. |
| Caleb Rhynard | 5,000m | 8th | 13:49.60 | 5/31 - 8:05 p.m. |
| Lauren Rose | 100m hurdles | 39th | 13.63 | 5/30 - 5:30 p.m. |
| Hannah Sailar | Pole Vault | 36th | 3.98m | 5/30 - 12 p.m. |
| Kurt Schneider | High Jump | 29th | 2.10m | 5/31 - 5 p.m. |
| Rachele Schulist | 5,000m | 12th | 16:01.23 | 5/31 - 8:45 p.m. |
| Ashley Stacey | Triple Jump | 29th | 12.80m | 5/31 - 5 p.m. |
| Long Jump | 44th | 6.07m | 5/29 - 6:30 p.m. | |
| Sara Stassen | 1,500m | 31st | 4:22.45 | 5/29 - 6 p.m. |
| Jellisa Westney | 200m | 28th | 23.58 | 5/30 - 8:25 p.m. |
| Alexis Wiersma | 5,000m | 32nd | 16:18.85 | 5/31 - 8:45 p.m. |
| Alex Wilson | 10,000m | 29th | 29:36.17 | 5/29 - 9 p.m. |
| Jellisa Westney Alicia Evans TeJuanna Williams Lauren Rose | 4x100m Relay | 17th | 44.91 | 5/31 - 6:15 p.m. |
The Spartans are coming off a positive showing at the Big Ten Championship two weeks ago, where the two programs combined for 10 medals, the most since 1992. The women placed sixth overall, while the men were 11th. Michigan State had four Big Ten Champions, as Leah O'Connor placed first in both the 3000-m steeplechase and 1,500m, Tori Franklin won the triple jump and Lauren Chorny had the top height in the pole vault.
Qualifying for the Preliminary Championships
Qualification to Preliminary Championship Competition is based on the descending order list for the season, segregated by east and west sites, and prepared solely from the mandatory submission of meet results during the season and adhering to the Qualifying Regulations published in the Championship Handbook. For each individual event contested at each Preliminary Championship Competition, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested at each Preliminary Championship Competition, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition.
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