SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Wal Khat finished 42nd in the 800-meter dash with a time of 1:52.27 and Alanna Nietert finished 43rd in the hammer throw with a toss 176-feet-3 to highlight the first day of the NCAA West Preliminaries for the UNI Panthers.
Khat finished fifth in his heat, the top three in each heat advanced to the next round.
Nietert scratched her first and third throw but connected on her second for a throw. It was not enough to advance to the NCAA Championship in Austin, Texas.
UNI is back in action Friday.