CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI Track and Field team opens action at the NCAA West Regional Thursday with Wal Khat competing in the 800-meter run first round and Alanna Nietert throwing the hammer.
Khat enters the meet ranked 33rd out of 48 competitors in the region. The top 12 athletes in the region advance to the NCAA Championship in Austin, Texas. Khat will run in the fourth of six prelim heats. The top three from each heat, plus the next three fastest times advance to the quarterfinals.
Khat's time of 1:49.