Tar Heels Finish East Preliminaries with Seven Qualifiers

Saturday, May 29

Jacksonville, Fla.

1 PM

North Carolina

NCAA East Preliminary

Mady Clahane represented UNC in the 5000m, finishing 41st.

May 29, 2021 | Track & Field

By: UNC Athletic Communications

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seven Tar Heels will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next month following standout performances during four days of competition at the NCAA East Preliminaries, which wrapped up on Saturday evening at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.

The NCAA Championships are set for June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore. Tar Heels who qualified this week are:

• Daniel McArthur, men's shot put
• Jill Shippee, women's hammer throw
• Madison Wiltrout, women's javelin
• Jesse Hunt, men's 1500m
• Brandon Tubby, men's 1500m
• Conor Lundy, men's 5000m
• Thomas Ratcliffe, men's 5000m

The final women's events finished up on Saturday, with four individuals and a relay team competing for UNC.

2021 NCAA East Preliminary
Jacksonville, Fla.
Saturday, May 29
WOMEN
1500 Quarterfinals
22. Taryn Parks, 4:31.05
3000m Steeplechase
25. Sarah Trainor, 10:26.61
34. Sasha Neglia, 10:34.76
5000m
41. Mady Clahane, 17:09.09
4x100 relay
UNC, DQ