BOONE, N.C. - Seven Mountaineers have advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Round, as announced on the NCAA website on Thursday. Graduate Student Ashlee Osaji, seniors Niejel Wilkins,Taylor Smith, and Chris Wainscott, sophomores Ava Studney and Harrison Robinson, and freshman Matthew Gray have been accepted into the competition.
The NCAA East Preliminary Round will be hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on May 22-25. Fans will be able to stream all four days of competition on ESPN+.
Robinson will start things off for the Mountaineers with the first round of the men's 110-meter hurdles at 6 p.