The University of Wyoming track and field team qualified 11 athletes to the 2018 NCAA West preliminary round, the NCAA announced Thursday. Seven Cowboys and four Cowgirls will compete at the meet May 24-26 in Sacramento, California, for a chance to advance to the NCAA Championships.
Mountain West triple jump champion Ja'la Henderson will make her first career appearance. The only Wyoming athlete to qualify in multiple events, Henderson is ranked eighth in the region for the triple jump and is tied for 34th regionally in the long jump. The top 12 athletes in each individual event will advance.