Just mentioning that the declared athletes listing are out for the NCAA track West Regionals next week.
Both Kamaria Brown and Shamier Little would NOT be running the 400m. Kamaria Brown is only declared in the 200m and Shamier Little is only declared in the 400m Hurdles.
Ashley Collier did make both 100m and 200m list
Aldrich Bailey made the 400m.

Aggie Women Sprint and Hurdles Declarations are:
100m - 5 declared athletes
200m - 5 declared athletes
400m - 1 declared athlete
400m H - 2 declared athletes

Aggie Men Sprint and Hurdles Declarations are:
100m - 3 declared athletes
200m - 3 declared athletes
400m - 4 declared athlete
100m H - 1 declared athletes
400m H - 2 declared athletes



[This message has been edited by triniaggie (edited 5/23/2014 8:57a).]

Are Little's chances that much better in the hurdles than in the flat 400? That was a pretty good open 400 time last weekend.

In the West Regional Performance list Shamier Little is ranked 3rd in 400m and 2nd in the 400m Hurdles. I think the coaches probably prefer she go all out in the hurdles rather than trying to run both 400m and 400m hurdles. There are also many top 400m runners who run under 52 seconds already, so it appears that it easier for her to score better in the 400m hurdles at this time. We also need her to run in the 4 x 400m relays. She did not run on the relay team at the SEC championship.
Also at the NCAA tack championship in Oregon in June, the 400m finals and 400m H finals are on the same day.
The coaches are in the best position to evaluate her chances in both events and determine where she can contribute best at this time.



[This message has been edited by triniaggie (edited 5/23/2014 11:19a).]

The top 48 athletes in each event qualify for NCAA regionals.
Only the top 12 athletes will move on to the NCAA finals
Below are the regional qualifiers for Aggie women
100m – Olivia Ekpone, Aailyah Brown, Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis, Ashley Collier
200m – Olivia Ekpone, Kamaria Brown, Ashton Purvis, Aaliyah Brown, Ashley Collier
400m – Ibukun Mayumbe
800m – Katie Willard
5000m - Hillary Montgomery
10000m - Hillary Montgomery , Karis Jochen
400m Hurdles – Shamier Little, Janeil Bellille
4x100m relay
4x400m relay
Pole vault - Brittany Wooten
Long Jump - LaQue Moen-Davis
Triple Jump - LaQue Moen-Davis , Melissa Mays, Jordan Wilson, Haley Gooch
Shot Put – Brea Garrett
Discuss – Shelbi Vaughn
Hammer – Brea Garrett
Javelin - Kendall Munoz, Krystyn Bradley
Heptathlon – Jena Hemann

Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 31
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 14

I believe the Aggies can have more qualifers to the NCAA, if our core sprinters find form at regionals. I believe we can get at least 4 qualifiers each in both 100m and 200m

Oregon
Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 35
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 19
Oregon have quality qualifiers in the sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and field events

Texas
Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 19
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 15

The reason why Texas is no 1 is the amount of qualifiers in the top 12 that can score at NCAA. They have 19 regional qualifiers and 15 of them in the top 12.

The latest Form chart shows
TOP 10 TEAMS
Team Points
1. Texas 73
2. Texas A&M 65
3. Oregon 64
4. Florida 54
5. Kentucky 43
6. Georgia 32
7. Boise State 31
8. Kansa 19
9. San Diego State 18
9. Stanford 18
9. USC 18


[This message has been edited by triniaggie (edited 5/24/2014 5:50a).]

Thanks for the breakdown. Looking forward to next weekend

For the uninformed, are NCAA qualifiers chosen based on season best or Regional performance?

Your season best time or mark qualifies you to Regionals. The top 48 qualifying times or mark make it to regionals. Wind aided times are considered up to a wind reading of +4.0. Times with win readings > +4.0 were not considered in the best times for regionals.

At regionals, the top 48 athletes in each event compete for the top 12 spot to NCAA championship. If you are injured out of the regionals, then you cannot make the NCAA championship. For this reason several coaches are not in favor of regional qualifiers.
I hope this clear up some misunderstanding in the qualifying events

The Aggie Men Regional Qualifiers are

100m - Prezel Hardy, Shavez Hart, Michael Bryan
200m - Prezel Hardy, Shavez Hart, Michael Bryan
400m - Deon Lendore, Carlyle Roudette, Bralon Taplin, Aldrich Bailey
800m - Hector Hernandez, Josh Hernandez
3000m Steeple Chase - Isaac Spencer
110m Hurdles - Wayne Davis 11
400m Hurdles - Gregory Coleman, Kenneth Minkah
4x100m relay
4x400m relay
High Jump - Devion Harris
Pole Vault - Chase Wolfle
Long Jump - Olabanji Asekun
Triple Jump - Olabanji Asekun, Jeffrey Prothro
Discuss - Dalton Rowan, Ben Skrla
Hammer - Casey Strong, Austin Cook
Javelin - Devin Bogert

Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 28
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 16


Oregon
Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 36
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 9
Oregon have qualifiers in the sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and field events

Arkansas
Amount of Regional Event Qualifiers - 29
Amount of Qualifiers in top 12 – 13

The heat sheets are out.
Regionals start Thursday to Saturday at the University of Arkansas.
Live video should be available from the Arkansas athletics website.
All the best to Aggie Track Team

REGIONALS
The West Regionals will be conducted in Fayetteville over the next three days, May 29, 30, & 31. As Trini has explained, at each regional [West & East] there will be 48 participants scheduled in each individual event and 24 teams in each relay event. However, only 12 participants/teams in each event will advanced to the NCAA Championship meet in Eugene. For us to have our best chance for a national title, we need to have as many Aggies get to Eugene as possible. We desperately need our top individuals to advance. Please no injuries, no baton drops, no hurdle trips, no fouls on every attempt, etc.

Watch live Thurs [4:30 pm], Fri [5:00 pm], & Sat [6:00 pm]:
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&catid=0&id=1144275&db_oem_id=6100

THURSDAY:
All of today’s field events along with the 10K races will conclude today with the top 12 advancing to nationals. In the other races today, one-half [24] of the participants will advance to race again either tomorrow or Saturday to determine who advances to nationals.

I will provide a list of the Aggies participating in each day’s events. The number before the name is the West Regional Ranking of the participant/team in their event. Note that we have seven men and three women ranked in the top 12 in today’s events.

MEN
1. Deon Lendore (Jr) -- 400m
3. Bralon Taplin (Jr) -- 400m
3. Devin Bogert (Jr) -- javelin
5. Chase Wolfle (So) -- pole vault
5. Gregory Coleman (Jr) -- 400mH
7. Carlyle Roudette (Sr) -- 400m
12. Olabanji Asekun (Jr) -- long jump
27. Kenneth Minkah (Jr) -- 400mH
39. Aldrich Bailey, Jr. (So) -- 400m

WOMEN
1. Janeil Bellille (Sr) -- 400mH
2. Shamier Little (Fr) -- 400mH
8. LaQue Moen-Davis (So) -- long jump
13. Brittany Wooten (So) -- pole vault
17. Hillary Montgomery (Jr) -- 10K
22. Ibukun Mayungbe (Sr) -- 400m
26. Brea Garrett (Jr) -- shot
35. Kendall Munoz (So) -- javelin
36. Karis Jochen (Fr) -- 10K
44. Krystyn Bradley (So) – javelin

Good stuff!

MidTn. The 100m and 800m are also on today Thursday with Aggie qualifiers.

Women
3 Olivia Ekpone 100m
6 Aaliyah Brown 100m
11 Jennifer Madu 100m
18 Ashton Purvis 100m
21 Ashley Collier 100m
26 Katie Willard 800m

Men
7 Shavez Hart 100m
8 Prezel Hardy, Jr. 100m
37 Michael Bryan 100m
4 Hector Hernandez 800m
29 Josh Hernandez 800m

How did I miss those?

We drew decent lanes for most of the running events. Aaliyah Brown did draw lane 2 for the 200, but other than that not too bad.

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251566-NCAA-Division-I-West-Prelims-2014/article/26779-HEAT-SHEETS-NCAA-West-Regional#.U4YfUNJdWSo

Thanks Trini. Let me update today’s list:

MEN
1. Deon Lendore (Jr) -- 400m
3. Bralon Taplin (Jr) -- 400m
3. Devin Bogert (Jr) -- javelin
4. Hector Hernandez (So) -- 800m
5. Chase Wolfle (So) -- pole vault
5. Gregory Coleman (Jr) -- 400mH
7. Carlyle Roudette (Sr) -- 400m
7. Shavez Hart (Jr) -- 100m
8. Prezel Hardy, Jr. (Sr) -- 100m
12. Olabanji Asekun (Jr) -- long jump
27. Kenneth Minkah (Jr) -- 400mH
29. Josh Hernandez (Jr) -- 800m
37. Michael Bryan (Sr) -- 100m
39. Aldrich Bailey, Jr. (So) -- 400m

WOMEN
1. Janeil Bellille (Sr) -- 400mH
2. Olivia Ekpone (Jr) -- 100m
2. Shamier Little (Fr) -- 400mH
6. Aaliyah Brown (Fr) -- 100m
8. LaQue Moen-Davis (So) -- long Jump
12. Jennifer Madu (So) -- 100m
13. Brittany Wooten (So) -- pole vault
17. Hillary Montgomery (Jr) -- 10K
19. Ashton Purvis (Jr) -- 100m
22. Ibukun Mayungbe (Sr) -- 400m
23. Ashley Collier (Sr) -- 100m
26. Brea Garrett (Jr) -- shot
27. Katie Willard (Fr) -- 800m
35. Kendall Munoz (So) – javelin [has not done well enough today to advance]
36. Karis Jochen (Fr) -- 10K
44. Krystyn Bradley (So) – javelin [has not done well enough today to advance]

Moen-Davis does not advance in the Long Jump.

Big loss for the Aggies in the long jump. Laque has a PB in the range of 6.56m Oregon long jumper make NCAA.

Chase Wolfle advances to Nationals in pole vault.

Gregory Coleman and Kenneth Minkah advanced in MEN 400mH to regional finals tomorrow
Janeil Bellille and Shamier Little advanced in WOMEN 400mH to regional finals tomorrow

Does the loss of LaQ M-D really hurt? Ranked 8th in this regional. Not a likely point scorer at NCAAs, right?

LaQue was ranked 22nd nationally in the long jump. Her main jump event is the triple jump where she is third nationally.

Videos of 100m races are pathetic.

Batson of Alabama did not start today for the 100. He was one of the favorites to win the 100 in a couple of weeks.

A reason why coaches don't like regionals.

Taplin ran very nice 45.36. Bailey also moves on to the next round.

Why I think Laque Moen-Davis is a big loss is because she is capable of big jumps in the long jump. Last year she jumped pretty well, so it was expected she would be so much better this season but she has not jumped really well in the long this season but to end up 21st is very disappointed. If she has jumped her season's best of 6.28 she would had made it and finished 4th. The foul saga continued from the SEC. She fouled her first two jumps and then had to be conservative in her third jump and only jumped 5.97m.

Poor run again from Ashley Collier and did not make the top 24 in the 100m. It is so sad to see her end her senior year this way especially at a great track program. I don't understand how she could decline so badly over the last two years. I have not seen any reports on whether she was injured or not. The last time she probably run so slow probably in her early high school days.
Something has to be definitely wrong with her.

We had four of the top six times in the men's 400.

Shavez Hart, Prezel Hardy Jr., and Michael Bryan advanced in Men 100m to regional finals
Olivia Ekpone, Ashton Purvis, Aaliyah Brown, and Jennifer Madu advanced in Women 100m to regional finals. Ashley Collier did advance. Poor season for Ashley.

@aggietrk: Texas A&M advances 16 of 17 entries to quarterfinals through 400 hurdles, 100 and 400. 800 meters next on track.

Brea Garrett advances to shot put finals in 12th place. Three more throws left.

Texas women are so dominant in the 400m. They must be doing something great there Even their freshman and sophomores are smoking the track.

Our Mayunbe made it as the 3rd automatic qualifier in the 400m. She will have to do much better in the quarter finals to make the NCAA. She has the 14th best time.
She is another disappointed senior. She has not really progressed very much over the years. Her progression in 400m with SB times are
Freshman - 52.63
Sophomore - 53.42
Junior - 52.99
Senior - 53.22
Notice her best time was in her freshman year.

With the exception of women's long jump this day is going very well. Gotta get to the next round in order to have a chance for Oregon, and we are doing that.

Texas women are strong in 400, but our 4 strongest 400 runners happen to be even better (or at least have a better chance to score more points) in other events so I still believe the 4x4 will be a slugfest come Eugene.

Mayungbe was one of the very best US 400m high school recruits. She did show a lot of promise her freshman year, but never really progressed much farther.

To back up what Trini said about LaQue Moen-Davis possibilities, although LaQue had not done well in the long jump so far this season, Jack Pfeifer’s NCAA Formchart predicted her to finish eighth in the long jump at the NCAA Championship Meet in June.

Today was a good day for the Aggies. The only person we lost today who had at least a fair chance of earning points at Nationals was LaQue Moen-Davis in the long jump.