The participants for the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships First Round competitions have been announced and The Big West had 84 qualifiers. The NCAA West First Round will be held May 22-25 at Arkansas's John McDonnell Field. The announcement was made Thursday on NCAA.com.
The 84 overall qualifers are an improvement from 62 from last season, 47 from 2022, and 41 from 2021. Cal Poly had the most qualifiers on both sides with 12 men and five women for a total of 17, followed by Long Beach State with 16.
Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective events earn a berth into the NCAA West First Rounds. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA preliminaries. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the Championships. Athletes and relay teams at the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships, held June 5-8 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The Big West had one qualifer in the decathlon in UC Irvine's
Josh Farmer,
who is not included in the total of 84.
The Big West will send 63 men's qualfiers to Arkansas, up from 37 last year, 28 in 2022 and 27 in 2021. The most representation will come from the men's 100m and triple jump with seven different individuals each. Two schools are featured in the 100m in Cal State Fullerton's
Ian Dossman,
Alonzo Floriolli,
Dominic Gates and
Abel Jordan and CSUN’s
James Crawford,
Chase Mars and
David Phillips, Jr. Five schools earned selections in the triple jump with CSUN's
Dillon Peters and
Bryson Williams, Long Beach State's
Novye' James,
LaSalle Jackson and
Elijah Harris, UC Irvine's
Kenechukwu Okonkwo and UC Riverside's
Kyan Thomas.
Nine men's athletes earned spots in multiple events: Cal Poly's
Davis Bove (1500m, 5000m), Cal Poly's
Rory Devaney (Discus Throw, Hammer Throw), Jordan (100m, 110m Hurdles), Dossman (100m, 200m), Crawford (100m, 200m), Mars (100m, 200m), Phillips, Jr. (100m, 200m), UC Irvine's
Jacob Hawkins (Shot Put, Discus Throw) and UC Irvine's
Justin Willingham (Shot Put, Discus Throw).
Twenty-one women will represent The Big West across 15 events. The number is down from 27 last year, but an improvement from 19 in 2022 and 14 from 2021. Cal Poly's
Melody Nwagwu (Long Jump, Triple Jump) was the only athlete from The Big West to qualify in multiple women's events. The Big West had three qualifiers in the 100m hurdles with Cal State Fullerton's
Jahzara Davis and the Long Beach State duo of
Hailey Fune' and
Rahni Turner.
Qualifiers
| School |
Student-Athlete |
Event(s) |
| Cal Poly |
Davis Bove |
Men's 1500m, 5000m |
| Cal Poly |
Noah Bustos |
Men's Long Jump |
| Cal Poly |
Chris Caudillo |
Men's 1500m |
| Cal Poly |
Tatiana Cornejo |
Women's 5000m |
| Cal Poly |
Shelby Daniele |
Women's 200m |
| Cal Poly |
Rory Devaney |
Men's Discus Throw, Hammer Throw |
| Cal Poly |
Lexi Evans |
Women's Pole Vault |
| Cal Poly |
Travis Martin |
Men's Hammer Throw |
| Cal Poly |
Melody Nwagwu |
Women's Long Jump, Triple Jump |
| Cal Poly |
Corban Payne |
Men's Shot Put |
| Cal Poly |
Spencer Pickren |
Men's 1500m |
| Cal Poly |
Carson Smith |
Men's 1500m |
| Cal Poly |
MacGregor TeSelle |
Men's 200m |
| Cal Poly |
Lewis Westwood |
Men's 1500m |
| Cal State Bakersfield |
Matthew Garrett |
Men's Hammer Throw |
| Cal State Bakersfield |
Javier Toro |
Men's Hammer Throw |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Jahzara Davis |
Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Ian Dossman |
Men's 100m, 200m |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Alonzo Floriolli |
Men's 100m |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Dominic Gates |
Men's 100m |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Joshua Hornsby |
Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Justice Mephors |
Men's Discus Throws |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Abel Jordan |
Men's 100m, 110m Hurdles |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Shallamar Poole |
Men's High Jump |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Camren Willis |
Men's Long Jump |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Reyte Rash |
Men's 400m |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Talman Young |
Men's 3000m Steeplechase |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Floriolli, Jordan, Gates, Dossman, Pabon |
Men's 4x100m Relay |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Goode, Emerson, Gates, Garcia, Pabon, Garcia |
Men's 4x400m Relay |
| CSUN |
James Crawford |
Men's 100m, 200m |
| CSUN |
Trey Knight |
Men's Hammer Throw |
| CSUN |
Chase Mars |
Men's 100m, 200m |
| CSUN |
David Phillips, Jr. |
Men's 100m, 200m |
| CSUN |
Dillon Peters |
Men's Triple Jump |
| CSUN |
Chris Pitts |
Men's 400m |
| CSUN |
Bryson Williams |
Men's Triple Jump |
| CSUN |
Black, Phillips, Crawford, Mars, Youngblood, Jaque |
Men's 4x100m Relay |
| Hawai'i |
Tara Wyllie |
Women's Triple Jump |
| Hawai'i |
Hallee Mohr |
Women's Discus Throw |
| Long Beach State |
Conran Bernstein |
Men's Javelin Throw |
| Long Beach State |
Rori Denness-Lamont |
Women's Javelin Throw |
| Long Beach State |
Nikolaj Freschlin |
Men's Javelin Throw |
| Long Beach State |
Hailey Fune' |
Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Long Beach State |
Elijah Harris |
Men's Triple Jump |
| Long Beach State |
Giszelle Hrehor |
Women's Hammer Throw |
| Long Beach State |
LaSalle Jackson |
Men's Triple Jump |
| Long Beach State |
Novye' James |
Men's Triple Jump |
| Long Beach State |
Kyle Jankans |
Men's High Jump |
| Long Beach State |
Sofia Lavreshina |
Women's 400m Hurdles |
| Long Beach State |
Aiden Pastorian |
Men's Shot Put |
| Long Beach State |
Kash Powell |
Men's 800m |
| Long Beach State |
Omri Shiff |
Men's 400m Hurdles |
| Long Beach State |
Rahni Turner |
Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Long Beach State |
Justin Watterson |
Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Long Beach State |
Canaan Wharry |
Men's Discus Throw |
| UC Davis |
Dani Barrett |
Women's 10000m |
| UC Davis |
Madi Kackley |
Women's 1500m |
| UC Davis |
Brianna Weidler |
Women's 5000m |
| UC Irvine |
Sameen Andar |
Women's 10000m |
| UC Irvine |
Jacob Hawkins |
Men's Shot Put, Discus Throw |
| UC Irvine |
Liam Miksic |
Men's Javelin Throw |
| UC Irvine |
Kailah McKenzie |
Women's High Jump |
| UC Irvine |
Kenechukwu Okonkwo |
Men's Triple Jump |
| UC Irvine |
Logan Peyton |
Men's Javelin Throw |
| UC Irvine |
Drew Pickett |
Men's 110m Hurdles |
| UC Irvine |
Deandra Tyler |
Women's Shot Put |
| UC Irvine |
Justin Willingham |
Men's Shot Put, Discus Throw |
| UC Riverside |
Ashraf Abdelmagid |
Men's 3000m Steeplechase |
| UC Riverside |
Norma Alvarez |
Women's 3000m Steeplechase |
| UC Riverside |
Raykiyat Olukoju |
Women's 200m |
| UC Riverside |
Kyan Thomas |
Men's Triple Jump |
| UC Santa Barbara |
Eitan Goore |
Men's Pole Vault |
| UC Santa Barbara |
Tyler Holl |
Men's 400m Hurdles |