It was a good day for the Ohio State women’s track and field squad. All told, the group sent qualified seven to the NCAA Championships. The Buckeyes’ track & field team wrapped up competition at the 2024 NCAA East First Round on Saturday with women’s events with the following results:
- 800m: Aniya Mosley broke the program record by running a 2:01.52. She finished second in her heat and sixth overall to advance to the semifinals.
- 100m: Both Leah Bertrand (11.09) and Nya Bussey (11.26) qualified for the semifinals, finishing ninth and 12th overall.
- 4x100m relay: The Buckeye squad (Marcia Sey, Bussey, Fatouma Conde and Bertrand) won its heat and ran a season-best time (43.09) to rank third in program history and advance to the NCAA Championships site.
- Discus: Faith Bender earned her spot at the NCAA Championships by finishing fifth with a best mark of 57.39m / 188’3”.
- 4x400m relay: The Buckeye squad (Conde, Chanler Robinson, Columba Effiong and Bryannia Murphy) ran a season-best time (3:29.83) to finish ninth overall and qualify for the next round.
- 100m hurdles: Janela Spencer qualified for the next round with her time of 13.15.
- 400m hurdles: Robinson ran a personal-best time of 56.87 to move up to third in program history.
- 400m: Murphy ran a season-best 51.85 but finished 13th overall.
- 200m: Conde ran a 23.42 into a head wind.
- High jump: Amaya Ugarte cleared 1.76m / 5’9.25” on her first attempt to wrap up her season.
- 5000m: Andrea Kuhn (16:34.45) and Daniella Santos (16:52.17) competed in the event.
The Buckeye women are sending seven entries onto the next round of the NCAA Championships ‼️
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Next up is the NCAA Championships in Eugene, on the campus of the University of Oregon on Wednesday, June 5.
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