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Terrisa Russell and Gabrielle Rains Fall Just Shy of Qualifying for NCAA Championships

Meet Information
2018 NCAA East Regional Preliminaries
Day Two | Friday, May 25, 2018
Tampa, Florida | USF Track & Field Stadium

The Basics
The women's discus took center stage for FIU on Friday afternoon during day two of the NCAA East Region Preliminaries at the University of South Florida Track & Field Stadium in Tampa. Two of the Panthers' student-athletes – Gabrielle Rains (Sherwood Park, Alberta) and Terrisa Russell (Fort Lauderdale, Florida/South Broward) – hit the circle looking to advance to the NCAA Championships at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, June 6-9.