EUGENE, Ore. -- Bethune-Cookman begins completion at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship at storied Haywood Field on the University of Oregon campus with three men's semifinals on Wednesday.
Sophomore
Jordan Williams will run his 400 meters semifinal at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m. PST) followed by Senior
Jonathan Moore in the 800 at 9:14 p.m. EST
Both Moore and Williams will also run on the 4X400 relay team Wednesday at 10:48 p.m. EST and will be joined by
Caleb Okwaraji and
Christopher Jackson, with
DeAndre Petty and JaQuaveon Beachem serving as alternates
If Williams, Moore or the relay team finish in the top two in their heats or have one of the two top fastest non-top three times, they'll advance to the championships on Friday, June 8.
Women's semifinals are set for Thursday with the 4X100 relay quartet of senior
Jonina Brinson, freshman
Monae Nichols, junior
Sade McCreath-Tardiel and junior
Quamecha Morrison competing at 7:02 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 7.Alternates will be
Tiara Williams and
Asia Joe. A top eight finish advances them to the finals on June 9.
NOTES: Bethune-Cookman sends its largest contingent to the NCAA championships in 2009 … This is the fourth consecutive years the Wildcats have had representation at the outdoor championships … the last time B-CU registered points was that 2009 outdoor when Ronnie Ash won the 110 hurdles and Joel Redhead finished 8th in the 200; both would go on to compete in the Olympics … B-CU's men team finished second behind North Carolina A&T at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships despite the 4X400 team setting a school record 3:06.51; that team would finish ahead of North Carolina A&T time-wise at the NCAA East Preliminary, earning a berth by virtue of its third place heat finish … Moore won his heat at the NCAA East Preliminary with a PR of 1:47.89, also a school record … The women's 4X100 has three MEAC champions (Brinson, Nichols, Morrison) in jumps … Morrison was the nation's top-ranked high jumper after the opening week of indoor season; she swept the MEAC Indoor and Outdoor High Jump championships and was 10th at the NCAA Indoors… Brinson won the 2016 NAIA long jump championship while at Mobile (Ala.) University … The women's 4X100 East Preliminary time was B-CU's fastest since 2008 … Jackson ran a PR of 1:49.07 at the NCAA East Preliminary.
COVERAGE: All the events will be streamed on ESPN3 and the ESPN app … Follow our official twitter feed -- @BCUTrackXC -- for updates and post-race interviews and visit bcuathletics.com for complete coverage.