REBELS RUN TO GOLDEN STATE FOR NCAA WEST REGIONALS
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The UNLV track & field program will be represented by four student-athletes at the 2023 NCAA D1 Outdoor Track & Field West Regionals this week. The four-day meet will run Wednesday through Saturday and will be contested at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Junior Deisiane Teixeira will kick things off for the Rebels Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. with the women’s javelin throw. Teixeira secured her spot in the event after posting a program record mark of 55.65m at the Texas Relays back in March.
The Scarlet & Gray will be represented by sophomore Rosa Santana and graduate student Cassidy Osborne-Butler in the women’s shot put event set for Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Santana punched her ticket to the regional meet at the Triton Invitational with a program record mark of 18.39m (60-04.00) and Osborne-Butler secured her spot after throwing a mark of 16.24m (53-03.50) at the Long Beach Invitational.
Senior Alia Scott will close out day one for the Rebels with the women’s 400m hurdles slated for 8:20 p.m. Scott qualified for regionals after running a career-best time of 59.13 at the conference championship meet. The top 24 times from the first round will advance to quarterfinals set for Saturday at 7:25 p.m.
Regional selections are based on the athlete’s best time all season. Student-athletes with the top 48 marks in each event of each region qualify for the preliminary round of the Track & Field National Championship.
The top 12 marks for each event will advance to the National Championship set for Wednesday, June 7 through Saturday, June 10 in Austin, Texas.
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow this week’s regional meet through live streaming, live stats and social media. The link to stats can be found online at UNLVRebels.com in the “schedule” section of the team’s track & field page, as well as on the team’s official social media channels. Updates will be provided through @UNLVTrackCC, the team’s official Twitter account. The four-day competition will be available to live stream through ESPN+.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, May 25
1:30 p.m. – Women’s Javelin Throw
6:00 p.m. – Women’s Shot Put
8:20 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles – First Round
Saturday, May 27
7:25 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles – Quarterfinals
