Four Arizona track and field sent athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, which began Wednesday.
Hurdlers Shannon Meisberger and Talie Bonds will represent the women’s team Thursday, while javelin thrower. Jared O’Reily and long jumper Reinaldo Rodrigues competed on the men’s side.
O’Reily was Arizona’s first athlete to the stage at Oregon’s Hayward Field, where he finished 21st out of 24 competitors in the javelin. O’Reily’s throw of 65.42 meters was slightly off the personal best he set last week at NCAA West Prelims.
Later Wednesday, Rodrigues placed 18th in the long jump with a distance of 7.