The Northwest Missouri State men’s track team had two athletes that earned second team All-America honors. Marcus Klein placed 11th in the long jump with a leap of 24-7.5 to make him an All-American. Omar Austin placed 11th in the 400m dash with a time of 47.27 to become a second team All-American as well.
Jordan Hammond qualified for the finals of the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships Thursday. She had the third fastest qualifying time with a time of 59.68s. The finals of the 400m hurdles will take place at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Here is the schedule for other Northwest athletes this weekend at the NCAA Championships.
Fri., May 24
Discus – 1:30 p.m. (Haley Craig)
100m Hurdles 1st Round – 6:40 p.m. (Jordan Hammond)
Sat., May 25
Triple Jump – 4:45 p.m. (Mercedes Isaacson-Cover)
High Jump – 5:30 p.m. (Kevin Schultz)
400m hurdles – 7:20 p.m. (Jordan Hammond
Women’s 4×400 Relay – 8:55 p.m. (Mercedes Isaacson-Cover, Moe Bianchi, Hiba Mahgoub, Jordan Hammond)
— Northwest Athletics —