INDIANAPOLIS — UTSA freshman Jack Turner has earned a berth to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be hosted by Oregon on June 9-12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Turner will be one of 24 competitors in the men's decathlon at the national championships. The three-time conference champion will enter the meet ranked 11th in the field with his school-record 7,659-point total from the Conference USA Outdoor Championships last week in Tennessee.
A native of England, Turner is in line to become the fifth Roadrunner to garner All-America accolades in the combined events, including the fourth in the decathlon. The 2021 C-USA Indoor Field Performer of the Meet ran away with his third career league crown by tallying 7,659 points to eclipse three-time All-American Justin Youngblood's school record of 7,642 posted in finishing seventh at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor, the top national finish in the multis in program history. Turner also collected a bronze medal in the long jump with a leap of 7.47 meters (24-6.25) at the C-USA Outdoor.
The decathlon, heptathlon and 10,000 meters will be contested at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and not at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
A dozen Roadrunners earned a spot in the NCAA West Preliminary Round, which will be hosted by Texas A&M on May 26-29 in College Station. The women will send seven athletes to E.B. Cushing Stadium, while the men have five qualifiers for the first round of the NCAA postseason.
UTSA's 2021 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Women
Oreoluwa Adamson, Long Jump (6.17m/20-3)
Lacee Barnes, Discus (51.52m/169-0)
Maia Campbell, Shot Put (17.33m/56-10.25)
Ingeborg Gruenwald, Long Jump (6.36m/20-10.5)
Faith Roberson, 400-Meter Hurdles (56.89)
Danielle Spence, Triple Jump (12.62m/41-5)
Alanah Yukich, 400-Meter Hurdles (57.00)
Men
Bashiru Abdullahi, 110-Meter Hurdles (13.84)
Sam Healy, Long Jump (7.59m/24-11)
Christie Le Roux, Long Jump (7.48m/24-6.5)
Andrew Pirog, 400-Meter Hurdles (51.08)
Grant Szalek, Triple Jump (15.63m/51-3.5)
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