WEDNESDAY RESULTS (Flash Timing) | 110H RESULTS (PDF) | LONG JUMP RESULTS (PDF)
LEXINGTON – John Adesola advanced to Friday's 110-meter hurdle quarterfinals at the NCAA East Regional in Lexington, Ky on Wednesday afternoon.
Running in lane five, Adesola won the third heat with a time of 13.70. His time was the ninth fastest among qualifiers – one-tenth of a second behind Braxton Brann of Ohio State, and faster than qualifiers from Florida, Kentucky, Michigan State, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Syracuse.
It was the second-fastest time in school history, 0.3 seconds shy of the school record he set in April at the Texas Invitational, and faster than the 13.83 run by Michael Nicholls in 2017 – the previous best 110-meter hurdle mark by a Privateer at an NCAA Regional.
Southland silver medalist
Christopher Murphy's long jump season came to a conclusion on Friday. The junior from Port Allen had jumps of 6.89, 7.23, and 7.27 meters and finished 25th out of 48. Murphy's outdoor season isn't done yet though, as he will be back on Friday to participate in the 4x100 quarterfinals.
Competing for UNO on Friday in his second consecutive NCAA East Regional was Southland 110 meter hurdle silver medalist
Jorim Bangue. Unfortunately, the six-foot-three sprinter's foot caught the first hurdle, and he did not finish his race.
Adesola will compete in the quarterfinals on Friday at 5:15 p.m., with the top three in each heat, as well as the next three fastest times, moving on to the NCAA Championships on June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.
Also competing on Friday for the Privateers will be the 4x100 squad of Adesola,
Darryl George Jr., Madonna Favor, and Murphy. The 4x100 squad will compete in heat three from the eighth lane around 4:00 p.m.
Joining New Orleans in heat three are Howard, Tennessee, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Auburn, Northwestern State, and Kentucky. The top three in each heat, and the next three fastest 4x100 times, will qualify for a trip to the NCAA Championships.
Full coverage of Friday's events will be available on ESPN+. Live results will be available
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