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NCAA Championships (Round 1)
Lincoln Qualifies for NCAA Championships in Javelin Throw
5/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
May 26, 2011
NCAA Regionals Site | Complete Day 1 Results
BLOOMINGTON, IND. - Wake Forest sophomore Ben Lincoln finished eighth overall in the javelin throw at the NCAA Regionals Thursday afternoon at Indiana University's Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex.
With his eighth-place finish, Lincoln secured a spot in the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 8-11 in Des Moines, Iowa, on the campus of Drake University. The top twelve finishers in the javelin throw advanced to the Championships.
Lincoln's throw of 225-09 (68.81 meters) was his third-best mark of the season.
Sophomore Sean Lunkenheimer narrowly missed qualifying for the quarterfinals of the 400-meter hurdles, as he placed 28th in the first round with a time of 52.74. The top 24 finishers from the first round qualified for Friday's quarterfinal, where the top 12 finishers will then advance to the NCAA Championships.
In the 1500-meter run, freshman Alexander Rose turned in a time of 3:51.04 in his NCAA Regional debut, but fell three spots short of advancing to the quarterfinals, as he placed 27th overall.
The duo of Marcus Dillon and Paul Loeser will toe the line for the Deacs tomorrow evening in the quarterfinals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at approximately 9:10 p.m. The top 12 finishers from the race will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Junior Erin Brooks, the current school-record holder in the triple jump, is set to compete in the event tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. Brooks' record-setting jump of 41-2 came just a few weeks ago at the Duke Twilight Meet.
Live results and video feed will be available throughout the meet on NCAASports.com. Stay tuned to WakeForestSports.com for a complete recap of Friday's action.
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