COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Fifth year senior Jack Anstey clocked the fastest time in the first round of the 1,500-meter run to highlight the first day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
Anstey was in the first of four heats, recording a time of 3:43.34 for the fastest time of the day and his second-fastest 1,500m run time of the season. One of 25 student-athletes to advance to the quarterfinals, he will race for one of 12 qualifying spots to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, May 28 at 5:45 p.m.
Freshmen Riley Wells (800-meter run) and Brandon Ratliff (110-meter hurdles) saw their first outdoor seasons in a Redbird uniform come to an end today with each running solid races for ISU. Wells, who was the MVC Champ indoors and the MVC Runner-Up outdoors in the 800m, ran his second-fastest 800-meter race of the season to finish 27th with a time of 1:50.18. In the hurdles, Ratliff's time of 14.25 (2.8w) was his third-fastest of the season and placed 40th in the first round of the event.
Starting the day off for the 'Birds was Logan Calvin in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 61.35 meters (201-3 ft.), which was the 24th best throw of the day. After entering the competition with the 48th-best mark overall, Calvin improved by 24 spots and bettered his No. 6 mark in school history.
In the shot put, both Calvin and freshman Amiri Buchanan competed with Calvin finishing 22nd and Buchanan 42nd in the event. Calvin tossed a mark of 18.24 meters (59-10.25 ft.), while Buchanan's best throw was 16.42 meters (53-10.5 ft.).
Vaulting in a Redbird uniform for the final time in his career, ISU outdoor pole vault school record holder Kellen Kravik cleared 4.85 meters (15-11 ft.) to finish 45th in the event overall.
Live results for the remainder of the NCAA West Preliminary Round can be found here with live coverage of the event also being provided by the SEC Network+ ($).
REMAINING BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 27 – 6 p.m.
Friday, May 28 – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 – 5:30 p.m.
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