FRIDAY RESULTS (Flash Timing) | 4x100 RESULTS (PDF) | 110H RESULTS (PDF) | WEDNESDAY RECAP
LEXINGTON – John Adesola continues to write his name in the University of New Orleans Track and Field record books with another record-setting performance and qualification for the NCAA Championships on Friday night at the NCAA East Regional.
Running in the first heat of the 110-meter hurdle quarterfinals, Adesola broke his own school record with a time of 13.60, beating his previous personal best by 0.07 seconds. His time was also 0.1 seconds faster than his first-round time on Wednesday afternoon and the fifth-fastest 110-meter hurdle time in Southland Conference history.
He finished ahead of automatic qualifier Thomas Smith of North Carolina A&T, as well as power-five runners Heath Baldwin (Michigan State), Alexander Chukwukelu (Kentucky), Andre Korbmacher (Florida State), David Warmington (South Carolina), Joshua Brockman (Florida), Braxon Brann (Ohio State), Jaheem Hayles (Syracuse), and Peyton Bair (Mississippi State).
Adesola is the first Privateer to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since Ismael Kone ran both the 100 and 200-meter dashes in 2022, and the first to qualify for the 110-meter hurdles since Michael Nicholls in 2017.
The New Orleans 4x100 squad set a school record but fell just short of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Adesola,
Christopher Murphy,
Darryl George Jr., and
Madonna Favour finished in 11th place out of 24 teams with a time of 39.405 - breaking their previous record of 39.45 set this season at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
They end the season with the top three times in program history and five of the top eight. On Friday afternoon in Lexington, they finished ahead of automatic qualifier Louisiana and power-five programs Florida State, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. It was the third straight season the men's 4x100 squad has finished one place shy of qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships take place at the University of Oregon on June 5-8. The first day of the men's competition will be televised on ESPNU at 6:30 CST, with day two set for coverage on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. CST. Fans can follow @privateerstfxc on
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INTERIM HEAD COACH BEN HIBBERT
(on John)
"John put on a show today. To run the fastest time of your life in the most important race of your life up to this point – that's what a true competitor does. He deserves all the credit in the world, he is a special athlete and a very special young man."
(on the program)
"The level of this program continues to rise each year. We barely missed booking a ticket last year, so to get it done this year just shows that this program is the best it's ever been. We couldn't ask for a better representation at the highest level of collegiate track and field than John."
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