Track & Field

Seven Tigers Selected to NCAA Championship Field

May 31, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo.--The NCAA Track & Field Committee released the final qualifying list for the NCAA Championships on Tuesday. Seven Tigers were selected to the field, including four Tigers who advanced to the national meet via automatic qualification at the NCAA Mideast Regional last weekend. The meet will take place June 6-9 in Sacramento, Calif., with CSTV and CBS airing live coverage of the meet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCAA Track & Field:

NCAA Division I Championships

Wednesday-Saturday, June 6-9

Sacramento, Calif., Alex J. Spanos Stadium

TV: CSTV, Saturday, June 8, times TBA

      CBS (LIVE), Sunday, June 9, Noon-2 p.m. (CT)

Webcast: xxxx

Meet Format: scored, 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individual and relay events

Meet Info: http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/ncaaTF/index.asp

Missouri Coach: Rick McGuire (St. Lawrence '69), 24th season at Missouri and overall

 

The Mizzou National Roster

Name

Hometown

Events

How Qualified

Seed

MEN

 

 

 

 

Bill Hobson (Sr.)

Katy, Texas

Shot Put

Automatic

17.91m (23rd)

Marcus Mayes (Sr.)

Sand Springs, Okla.

800m Run

Automatic

1:47.71 (7th)

Jason Morris (Jr.)

St. Louis, Mo.

Hammer Throw

At-Large

65.39m (15th)

Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Sr.)

Krosteldelva, Norway

Decathlon

Provisional Mark

7,283 (15th)

 

 

 

 

 

WOMEN

 

 

 

 

Krishna Lee (So.)

Kansas City, Mo.

Shot Put

Automatic

15.86m (19th)

 

 

Hammer Throw

Automatic

60.82m (19th)

Shernelle Nicholls (Jr.)

St. Andrews Parrish, Barbados

Shot Put

At-Large

17.14m (6th)

Trisa Nickoley (Jr.)

Tecumseh, Kan.

800m Run

Automatic

2:05.11 (12th)

 

 

Meet Schedule

Time

Cen. Tm/Status

Event

Round

Athlete

Wednesday, June 6

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

M Decathlon

#1 100m Dash

Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.)

10:50 AM

12:50 PM

M Decathlon

#2 Long Jump

Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.)

11:00 AM

1:00 PM

W Hammer Throw