BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Bowling Green State University's Kaila Butler and Zaresha Neal both qualified for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday while at the East Preliminary Championship at Indiana's Haugh Track & Field Complex. Butler qualified in the hammer throw, while Neal qualified in the shot put.
The top 12 student-athletes in each throwing event at the East Prelim advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Butler finished No. 2 in the hammer throw with a toss of 68.45m. Neal finished No. 10 in the shot put with a toss of 16.