Neglia Earns Championship Spot In Steeplechase

BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Sasha Neglia ran a personal-best 9:59.80 in the women’s steeplechase Saturday at Day 4 of the NCAA East Preliminary Round to place ninth in the field and earn a ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She’s the seventh Tar Heel to qualify for the event, set for June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.
 

Neglia was the only Tar Heel qualifier in the final day of NCAA East Preliminary action at Indiana’s Haught Track & Field Complex. With the top three from each of the three heats plus the next three times moving on, she placed fourth in her heat but advanced by virtue of her time.

She joins Jesse Hunt (men’s 1,500M), James Joycey (men’s hammer), Anna Keefer (long jump), Alex Ostberg (men’s 5,000M), Jill Shippee (women’s hammer) and Madison Wiltrout (women’s javelin) in earning a ticket to Eugene.

 

In other action on Saturday, Taryn Parks was 16^th in the women’s 1,500 meters with a personal-best 4:15.73 and Carlee Hansen placed 22^nd in 4:25.87.

 

Anna Keefer, who is headed for Eugene in the long jump, fell just short of also qualifying in the 200 meters, finishing 15^th.

 

Day 4 UNC results

Women’s 4×100

20. UNC, 46.24

 

Women’s 1500M

16. Taryn Parks, 4:15.73

22. Carlee Hansen, 4:25.87

 

Women’s 3000M Steeplechase

9. Sasha Neglia, 9:59.80

35. Sarah Trainor, 10:34.61

 

Women’s 200M

15. Anna Keefer, 23.18

 

Women’s 5,000M

19. Brynn Brown, 16:11.46

 

Day 3 UNC results

Men’s 1,500M

7. Jesse Hunt, 3:40.31 – Qualified for NCAA Championships

 

Men’s 3,000M Steeplechase

16. Marshall Williamson, 8:47.28

 

Men’s 400M

18. Isaiah Palmer, 46.82

 

Men’s 5,000M

11. Alex Ostberg, 13:44.42 – Qualified for NCAA Championships

13. Parker Wolfe, 13:45.36

15. Jack Aho, 13:46.97

31. John Tatter, 14:01.18

46. Patrick Anderson, 14:35.40

 

Men’s 4×400 Relay

21. UNC, 3:10.43

Day 2 UNC results

Women’s Hammer

1. Jill Shippee, 70.07m (229-10) – Qualified for NCAA Championships

 

Women’s Pole Vault

30. Alex Potts, 3.96m (12-11.75)

 

Women’s Long Jump

9. Anna Keefer, 6.21m (20-4.5) – Qualified for NCAA Championships

 

Women’s 1,500M

7. Carlee Hansen, 4:14.58– Qualified for Saturday’s quarterfinals

19. Taryn Parks, 4:17.23 – Qualified for Saturday’s quarterfinals

28. Brynn Brown, 4:18.85

 

Women’s Javelin

1. Madison Wiltrout, 55.75m (182-11) –…