Sydney Laufenberg continued Illinois State's successful showing at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field West Preliminary Round Friday, punching her ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in. She is the second Redbird to advance and joins teammate Kameesha Smith who qualified yesterday in high jump.
Laufenberg threw for a mark of 55.28m (181-04) to finish 11th in her third appearance at the NCAA West Prelims. The redshirt-sophomore is a two-time MVC champion in discus and currently holds the school record of 56.99m (187-00), having set it at the Ole Miss Classic on March 30.