Neglia Earns Championship Spot In Steeplechase

Saturday, May 28

Bloomington, Ind.

All Day

North Carolina

NCAA East Preliminary Round

Sasha Neglia, pictured at the ACC Championships earlier this month, will compete in the steeplechase at NCAA Championships.

Photo by: ACC

May 28, 2022 | Track & Field

Complete Results

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 4x100
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 4x400 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) – Qualified for NCAA Championships

Women's 400M
39. Brianna White, 54.36

Women's 200M
9. Anna Keefer, 22.83 – Qualified for Saturday's quarterfinals
43. Lauryn Hall, 24.00

Day 1 UNC Results
Men's Hammer
3. James Joycey, 69.29m (227-4) – Qualified for NCAA Championships
16. Troy Yearwood, 65.97m (216-5)

Men's Javelin
16. Roman Mitchell, 66.84m (219-3)
36. Tom Watson, 61.95m (203-3)

Men's Pole Vault
Ben Finger, NH

Men's 1,500M
29. Jesse Hunt, 3:48.56 -- Qualified for quarterfinals on Friday

Men's 400M
7. Isaiah Palmer, 46.05 -- Qualified for quarterfinals on Friday

Men's 800M
42. Kyle Reinheimer, 1:52.12

Men's 400M Hurdles
28. Matthew Harris, 51.81
32. Craig Saddler II, 52.21

Men's 10,000M
27. Jack Aho, 29:58.60
40. Patrick Anderson, 30:45.79