JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Georgia Tech track and field closed competition at NCAA East Prelims on Saturday, with the final day highlighted by Kendall Ward qualifying for NCAA Championships in the high jump.
Ward cleared a personal-best height of 1.79m, to take eighth in the event and punch her ticket to Eugene for NCAA Championships.
The sophomore will now head to Oregon to compete at the Track and Field Championships June 11-14 at Hayward Field.
Ward’s qualification marks the fourth year in a row a Yellow Jacket has qualified for outdoor NCAA Championships.
Grace Driskill was in action in the 3000m steeplechase, recording a personal-best time of 10:06.86 for 16th place.
Competition ended in Jacksonville for Tech with Mary Brady in the 5000m, with the senior running a 15:57.48 for 23rd place.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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