UW Pac-12 champs Chandler Ault & Prestin Artis, along with Max Manson qualify for Eugene NCAAs...
Ault, the third thrower in flight three, threw the spear 251-6 (76.67m), which held the overall lead for all of one throw, as Baylor's Chinecherem Nnambi answered with a throw of 255-8 (77.93m).
Nnambi then proceeded to throw twice over 80 meters, ending with a toss of 270-9 (82.54m), which was the best of the day.
Ault's first round throw was the second best on the day.
Eastern Washington's Ryan Rieckmann was 28th at 209-8 (63.92m), while Washington's Jack Olsen was 31st at 206-4 (62.90m), the same mark achieved by WSU's Blake Sturgis, who was 32nd.
Logan Ashbeck of Eastern Washington was 37th at 198-10 (60.60m).
The Huskies' Prestin Artis finished fifth in the long jump, with a second round mark of 25-8 (7.82m), an outdoor personal best and the second best outdoor mark in school history behind Phil Shinnick's world record mark of 27-4 (8.33m) in 1963, as the Pac-12 champ advanced to Eugene.
Pac-12 pole vault runner up Max Manson of the UW finished in a three way tie for third, clearing 17-9.25 (5.42m) to put himself on the bus to Eugene.
Manson had only one miss in the competition at 17-5.5 (5.32m), but clinched his spot to nationals with a first attempt make at a outdoor best 17-9.25 (5.42m).
The Huskies' Simon Park tied for 33rd at 16-7.5 (5.07m).
In the men's 10000, Washington State's Brian Barsaiya was the top finisher in 16th in a season best 29:20.17, as New Mexico's Habtom Samuel won in 28:26.91.
Gonzaga's Wil Smith was 21st in 29:34.63, and teammate Bryce Cerkowniak was 26th in 29:41.46.
Washington's Tyrone Gorze was 30th in 29:58.83, while Evan Jenkins of UW was 45th in 31:12.52. Jamar Distel didn't finish.
Other highlights:
--Washington State's 110 hurdler John Paredes advanced to the second round on Friday, running 13.57 to get third in his heat, while fellow Cougar and Pac-12 400 hurdles champ Jared McAlvey won his heat in 51.02.
The Huskies' Jonathan Birchman was the only one of the three UW entries in the 400 hurdles to advance to Friday's second round, finishing third in his heat.
--Washington's three NCAA champions in the 1500 and mile, Nathan Green (3:39.97), Joe Waskom (3:40.32), and Luke Houser (3:42.49) easily advanced to Friday's second round, with Green & Waskom winning their heats, and Houser taking second.
--Former Washington State standout Louie Hinchliffe, now competing for the University of Houston, clocked the fastest time in the first round of the 100 meters, running 10.00, with a legal wind of +0.8. Hinchliffe, who qualified for the NCAAs last year for WSU, became the second British citizen to hit the Olympic qualifying standard of 10.00.
Due to a threat of thunderstorms in the area, the NCAA moved the start times for the first day of the women's competition on Thursday.
The women's hammer goes at 8:30 am local time (6:30 am Pacific), while the first running event, the 100 hurdles, will start at 3:00 pm local time (1:00 pm Pacific).
The weather delay affected the men's hammer, which was scheduled as the first event of the men's competition at 10 am local time, and was pushed to 10:15 pm local time Wednesday.
At the time of this writing, the men's hammer was starting. We will add the results of Wednesday night's hammer to the end of this post.
UPDATE: In an event that finished shortly after 1:30 am Thursday local time, Ridgefield native Trey Knight of Cal State Northridge finished third with a throw of 233-0 (71.02m), just ahead of Rainier HS grad Jeremiah Nubbe of Texas, who threw 232-11 (70.99m).
Washington's Jayden White, who was looking to return to the NCAA championships, finished 14th, two spots out of qualifying, with a mark of 216-11 (66.13m). Stevenson HS grad Garret Bernt of Northern Arizona was 17th at 213-8 (65.13m), while Washington State's Ben Chappell finished 31st at 201-4 (61.38m).
ESPN+ (requires subscription) is offering a live stream of the meet.
NCAA D2 CHAMPS START THURSDAY IN EMPORIA, KANSAS...
In Emporia, Kansas, the NCAA Division II track and field championships begins its three-day run at Francis G. Welch Stadium on the campus of Emporia State University.
The first event with an athlete from the state of Washington is at 1 pm Pacific, as Lauryn McGough of Central Washington, who was an NCAA D2 qualifier indoors, goes in the women's pole vault.
Teammate E'lexis Hollis runs in the second of three heats in the women's 100 at 4:25 pm.
Fifteen minutes later, Western Washington's first runner steps on the track, as Jeret Gillingham runs in the first of two heats of the men's steeplechase, followed shortly by the women's steeple, which features the Vikings' Ila Davis & Ashley Reeck.
Seattle Pacific's Annika Esvelt closes out day one in the women's 10000 at 6:50 pm Pacific.
NOTE: The NCAA and the sports information offices of the University of Washington and University of Arkansas contributed to this report.
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