Public Championships: UTEP's Sean Bailey Qualifies For Final In 400m Run; Rough Day For Pole Vaulter Paulo Benavides
EUGENE, Oregon - The UTEP Miners started their journey for gold Wednesday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Seven Miners qualified for nationals and will contend in an aggregate of five occasions throughout the following three days.
On Wednesday, four of those Miners took to the track on the very beginning of the public meet.
In the 400 meter run, UTEP's Sean Bailey completed in third spot in his warmth with a period of 45.74. 안전놀이터
Despite the fact that he scarcely missed getting one of the two programmed qualifiers in his warmth, Bailey's time was as yet a top get done with, putting him eighth in the field.
He'll contend Friday in the 400 meter run last, the first run through a Miner has at any point equipped for the last in the occasion since 1983.
Bailey's day was simply beginning as later in the day he contended in the 4X400 meter hand-off alongside colleagues, Kevin Hewitt, Joshua Hill and Jevaughn Powell.
The Miners began the race solid, however on the main handoff of the transfer, Hill would tumble to the ground on his handoff to Hewitt and the Miners fell behind in last spot.
The Miners didn't complete the race and neglected to fit the bill for the last in the occasion.
In the shaft vault rivalry, UTEP's Paulo Benavides was hoping to cover off his school profession with a public title.
Benavides began the opposition on the right foot getting his first endeavor free from 17ft, 4 1/2 inches.
He battled when the crossbar was raised to 17ft, 10 1/2 creeps as Benavides would neglect to get that stature in each of the three free from his endeavors.
Benavides would end the opposition tied for seventh spot.
The opposition proceeds with Thursday when UTEP's Roosa Yloenen will contend in the spear occasion.
Friday, UTEP's Aleks Hristov will contend in the plate, trailed by Bailey's endeavor to get back the gold in the last of 400 meter run.