
5.17.19 | Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Eight Samford Track & Field student-athletes have qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Region Preliminary Round Championship at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., from May 23-25. Five men and three women were listed as entries after scratches were finalized.
On the men's side, Titus Moore and Emmanuel Tait enter the field ranked 32nd and 34th for the men's 110-meter hurdles event. Freshman Moore's best time in the event this season was a 14.00 second time while Tait's was 14.02 seconds.
Senior Keyth Fightmaster and freshman Justin Stuckey were announced 36th and 48th in the field of the men's high jump. Fightmaster had a season-high of 2.11 meters in the event while Stuckey produced a 2.10-meter height in his first collegiate season.
The men's pole vault event had junior Hugh Duggan listed inside the top 20. The 2019 Southern Conference champion in the event had a season-best of 5.25 meters and was the 19th best entry going into this year's event.
Samford has three female athletes listed on the women's side of the events.
Senior Karisa Nelson qualified for the women's 1500-meter run with her 4:18.52 time. That places the 2017 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion 15th among the entries going into the region preliminaries.
Mo Bhadmos made the top-48 entry list in the triple jump for the Bulldogs. The sophomore's 12.65-meter distance places her 39th among the other entries of the field.
Finally, Maggie Johnston will also making the trip to Jacksonville. Johnston will compete in the women's discus throw for the Bulldogs, where she's currently listed as 30th and has a far distance of 51.40-meters for Samford this season.
The preliminaries will span from next Thursday, May 23 at 11:00 a.m. CT to Saturday, May 25 when the men's triple jump will begin at 5:30 p.m. CT.
For all news and results from the Samford University Track & Field program, follow @SamfordXC_TF on Twitter and @samfordxctf on Instagram.
On the men's side, Titus Moore and Emmanuel Tait enter the field ranked 32nd and 34th for the men's 110-meter hurdles event. Freshman Moore's best time in the event this season was a 14.00 second time while Tait's was 14.02 seconds.
Senior Keyth Fightmaster and freshman Justin Stuckey were announced 36th and 48th in the field of the men's high jump. Fightmaster had a season-high of 2.11 meters in the event while Stuckey produced a 2.10-meter height in his first collegiate season.
The men's pole vault event had junior Hugh Duggan listed inside the top 20. The 2019 Southern Conference champion in the event had a season-best of 5.25 meters and was the 19th best entry going into this year's event.
Samford has three female athletes listed on the women's side of the events.
Senior Karisa Nelson qualified for the women's 1500-meter run with her 4:18.52 time. That places the 2017 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion 15th among the entries going into the region preliminaries.
Mo Bhadmos made the top-48 entry list in the triple jump for the Bulldogs. The sophomore's 12.65-meter distance places her 39th among the other entries of the field.
Finally, Maggie Johnston will also making the trip to Jacksonville. Johnston will compete in the women's discus throw for the Bulldogs, where she's currently listed as 30th and has a far distance of 51.40-meters for Samford this season.
The preliminaries will span from next Thursday, May 23 at 11:00 a.m. CT to Saturday, May 25 when the men's triple jump will begin at 5:30 p.m. CT.
For all news and results from the Samford University Track & Field program, follow @SamfordXC_TF on Twitter and @samfordxctf on Instagram.
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