Nicole Luckenbach, one of four track athletes who competed in the last chance nationals meet in Seattle on Saturday, threw another national qualifying mark of 64-8 feet in the weight throw and making it into the national competition.
“Everyone actually did really well,” said women’s Head Coach Marcia Mecklenberg.
Luckenbach, a season-long outstanding performer, didn’t disappoint this weekend in the weight throw. After meeting the nationals qualifying mark, she will is ranked 16th in the nation and will be competing this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.
Two pole vaulters competed in the meet, Chelsi Friese and Ben Cogdill. Friese vaulted her indoor season personal record (PR) with a jump of 12-5. Cogdill matched his season personal record at 16-8.
“Ben jumped well in tying his PR and the school record. He’s close to making a real breakthrough, jumping some really high bars, and hopefully making it to the NCAAs,” pole vault coach Eric Allison said.
Shene Davis had a solid meet with a long jump of 19-1 and a triple jump of 38.
The first outdoor meet will be at Spokane Community College March 20 at the Dusty Lane Invitational.
ESPN360.com will stream the championships LIVE beginning at 8 p.m. CST on Fri., March 12 and 6:10 p.m. CST on Sat., March 13. To access the live stream, visit www.ESPN360.com. ArkansasRazorbacks.com will stream supplemental coverage as available when ESPN360.com is not live. Live results can be found at ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
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