IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference saw 30 student-athletes and relays advance through the preliminary rounds of the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at a pair of regional sites that hosted competition from May 22-25.
South Florida led the way with 8 total qualifiers, including relays, to pace The American. Rice and UTSA added six competitors followed by five athletes from Charlotte. Wichita State will send three athletes to the championship, while SMU and Tulane will both send one. Three student-athletes will compete in multiple events – Charlotte’s Joyasia Smith, South Florida’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu and Wichita State’s Destiny Masters.
CHARLOTTE (5)
Elizabeth Bailey (Women Javelin)
Riley Smith (Women Pole Vault)
Nickolas Scudder (Men 5000m)
Joyasia Smith (Women 100m, Women 200m)
Women 4×100 Relay
RICE (6)
Ty Hampton (Men Javelin)
Shaun Kerry (Men Hammer Throw)
Eliza Kraule (Heptathlon)
Tara Simpson-Sullivan (Women Hammer Throw)
Alice Taylor (Women High Jump)
McKyla Van Der Westhuizen (Women Javelin)
SOUTH FLORIDA (8)
Devontie Archer (Men 400m Hurdles)
Jaleel Croal (Men 200m)
Goodness Iredia (Men Long Jump)
Shevioe Reid (Men 200m)
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (Men 100m, Men 200m)
Men 4×100 Relay
Men 4×400 Relay
Women 4×400 Relay
SMU (1)
Funminiyi Olajide (Women Long Jump)
UTSA (6)
Gabriel Binion (Men Long Jump)
Ida Breigan (Women Long Jump)
Jemuel Miller (Men Triple Jump)
Nabil Tezkratt (Men 400m)
Men 4×100 Relay
Men 4×400 Relay
TULANE (1)
Jack Jennings (Men 10,000m)
WICHITA STATE (3)
Destiny Masters (Heptathlon, High Jump)
Lucy Ndungu (Women 10,000m)
Brady Palen (Men High Jump)
