Ten Cougars Advance to NCAA Championships

5/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

May 30, 2010

The University of Houston track and field team wrapped up competition at the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas with six individual performers and two relay teams qualifying for the 2010 NCAA Championships.

The top 48 entries for each event qualified for the preliminary races in the West Region. The top 12 finishers in each preliminary event from each region advance to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore., at host Oregon's Hayward Field. The heptathlon and decathlon athletes advance directly to the NCAA Championships based on their performances from the season. Wesley Bray will represent the Cougars at nationals in the decathlon.

Christie Jones and Kalyn Floyd finished fourth and sixth in the 200m to earn their shot at the NCAA Championships. The Texas natives crossed the finish at 23.16 and 23.51 respectively to become the only Cougars that will compete against each other at the NCAA Championships.

Grecia Bolton placed 10th in the 100m dash (11.54) to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row. Bolton took 12th place last year in the 200m dash en route to her Freshman All-American honor.

All three of the NCAA Championship qualifying women teamed up with Whitney Harris to finish third in the 4x100 meter relay in 43.82 - just a tenth of a second off the UH program's record.

Conference USA Freshman of the Year Errol Nolan turned in a seventh place finish in the 400m with his finish of 45.59 to qualify for the national meet.

Nolan teamed with Isiah Sweeney, Tyron Carrier and Joesph Irabor to earn another seventh place finish (39.89) and qualification for the 4x100meter relay team.

Two-time defending C-USA triple jump champion Chris Carter returns to the NCAA Championships after placing 10th in 2009.The junior from Hearne, Texas qualified after finishing seventh with a distance of 15.98m (52-05.25).

Results

Women

100 Meter Dash
10. Gregia Bolton 11.54
14. Whitney Harris 11.58

200 Meter Dash
4. Christie Jones 23.16
6. Kalyn Floyd 23.51, 23.53
14. Whitney Harris 23.66
18. Grecia Bolton 23.65, 24.07
-Quinshundolyn McPherson 24.32

400 Meter Dash
47. Tara Prier 56.94
800 Meter Dash
35. Ciera Johnson 2:10.76
-Alysha Cook DNF

4x100 Meter Relay
3. Houston (Christie Jones, Whitney Harris, Kalyn Floyd, Grecia Bolton) 43.82

4x400 Meter Relays
-Houston (Kalyn Floyd, Brittany Wallace, Ciera Johnson, Clarissa Payton) False Start

Long Jump
16. Tai'shea Reese 6.10m (20-00.25)

Triple Jump
40. Quinshundolyn McPherson 11.74m (38-06.25)

Shot Put
44. Kiera Pulliam 13.27m (43-06.50)

Javelin Throw
34. Brittani Williams 42.17m (138-04)

Men

100 Meter Dash
23. Isiah Sweeney 10.56, 10.64

200 Meter Dash
22. Tyron Carrier 21.04, 21.46
45. Isiah Sweeney 22.72

400 Meter Dash
7. Errol Nolan 45.59
25. Doug Kelley 47.08

110 Meter Hurdles
20. Cameron LaCour 14.10
41. Darryl Cloud 14.99

400 Meter Hurdles
14. Jason Perez 50.95

4x100 Meter Relay
7. Houston (Isiah Sweeney, Tyron Carrier, Joseph Irabor, Errol Nolan) 39.89

4x400 Meter Relay
22. Houston (Doug Kelley, Josheph Irabor, Darryl Cloud, Errol Nolan) 3:11.25

Pole Vault
32. Bryan Brown 4.95m (16-02.75)

Long Jump
32. Lamar Delaney 7.11m (23-04.00)
38. Simon Stewart 6.84m (22-05.25)

Triple Jump
7. Chris Carter 15.98m (52-05.25)
16. Lamar Delaney 15.47m (50-09.25)
36. Thomas Lang 14.85m (48-08.75)
43. Jonathan Williams 13.90m (45-07.25)

List of Houston Qualifiers for the NCAA Championships:
Grecia Bolton (100m, 4x100m)
Wesley Bray (Decathalon)
Chris Carter (Triple Jump)
Tyron Carrier (4x100m)
Kalyn Floyd (200m, 4x100m)
Whitney Harris (4x100m)
Joseph Irabor (4x100m)
Christie Jones (200m, 4x100m)
Errol Nolan (400m, 4x100m)
Isiah Sweeney (4x100m)