The OVC Sends 17 Qualifiers to NCAA Track & Field First Round

The OVC Sends 17 Qualifiers to NCAA Track & Field First Round

The fields for the 2025 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships have been announced. The OVC produced 17 qualifiers for regionals which are being held May 28-31. Competitors will compete at either the West Region hosted by Texas A&M Univeristy, or the East Region hosted by the University of North Florida.
 
The top 48 athletes in their respective events earn a berth in the NCAA first round. Athletes are looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships, held June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Below is a list of the student-athletes competing.


WEST - FIRST ROUND
College Station, Texas – Texas A&M


MEN 
Daniel Lacy, Eastern Illinois – 400m
Abraham Johnson, Eastern Illinois – Triple Jump
TaVieon Neal, Little Rock – 100m
Tyler Moore, Little Rock – 400m Hurdles
Deshawn Roberts, Little Rock – High Jump
Arnie Grunert, Western Illinois – Pole Vault
Grant Milbrath, SIUE – Hammer
Josiah Kilgore, Southeast Missouri - Javelin
Paden Lewis, Southeast Missouri – Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
Sullivan Gleason, Southeast Missouri – Pole Vault
Donald Hatfield Jackson, Southeast Missouri – Long Jump, High Jump
 
WOMEN
Aaliyah Mathis, Little Rock – Discus
Brianna Dixon, Southeast Missouri, High Jump
Clara Billing, Southeast Missouri – Pole Vault
Makenzie Williams, Southeast Missouri – Hammer Throw
 

EAST - FIRST ROUND
Jacksonville, Fla. – North Florida


WOMEN 
Ally Beneke, Tennessee Tech – High Jump
Kaitlyn Cook, Tennessee State – Triple Jump