Lauren Collins, Alisha Misiaita Qualify for NCAA Championships
May 30, 2009
EUGENE, Ore. --- UC Irvine juniors Lauren Collins and Alisha Misiaita qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships following their performances Saturday at the NCAA West Regional at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Collins finished third in the high jump with a mark of 6-0 ½ to finish third as the top five finishers in individual events at the regional advance to the NCAA Championships at Fayetteville, Ark., June 10-13. Amber Kaufman of Hawaii-Manoa won the event at the regional with a mark of 6-1 ½.
Collins qualified in the heptathlon for the NCAA Championships earlier this season.
Misiaita placed fifth in the shot put at the regional with a mark of 50-10 ¼ as Sarah Stevens of Arizona State was first at 55-9 ¾.
The UCI men's 4x400 relay just missed earning a berth in the NCAA meet. Oliver Plattner, George Hernandez, Tim Murphy and Charles Jock finished fourth in 3:09.37 as the top three relay teams advance to the NCAA Championships. USC was first in 3:06.09, BYU second in 3:08.49 and Arizona State third in 3:09.33.
In other UCI performances Saturday, junior Matt Lahti finished 15th of 29 in the hammer throw with a mark of 192-4.
Kendall Bruton finished 25th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:15.41 while teammate Lauren Chramosta was 27th in 11:27.75.
