Tulane University
NCAA East Preliminary Round
Outdoor Track & Field's Rotich Makes School History to Close NCAA East Regional
May 27, 2017 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Final Results
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tulane's track & field squad capped a historic weekend at the 2017 NCAA East Regional qualifying five student-athletes to the national meet in six events, as Saturday evening featured Emmanuel Rotich running another qualifying time in the men's 5,000m. Rotich will now represent the Green Wave in both the 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m run at the national meet, becoming the first male in school history to compete in more than one event on the national level.
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"Emmanuel has run really well in both the 5,000m and steeplechase all year long, and for him to qualify in both is a huge accomplishment. More importantly than that is the way he executed tonight, putting himself in a competitive position at the right time as he was able to sprint in at the end and automatically qualify for nationals. I'm very proud of the way the team has competed and the accomplishments that we've been able to achieve here. We may not have a deep team, but where we're good, we're good, and I think we proved that this weekend."
--Director of track & field Eric Peterson
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY THREE OF THE NCAA EAST REGIONAL
With one nationals qualification already under his belt, sophomore Emmanuel Rotich capped his stay at the NCAA East Regional also earning himself a spot in the men's 5,000m run on Saturday evening at the University of Kentucky Track & Field Facility. Rotich raced to a fourth-place finish on the night to claim one of the ten automatic bids to nationals, sprinting to the finish line of his second race of the weekend.
The sophomore made history on more than one account this weekend, becoming the first Tulane male to run two events at the regional meet and then going on to qualify in both for the NCAA National Championships.
Advancing to the quarterfinal rounds of the 100m hurdles for the first time in her collegiate career, sophomore Jessica Duckett wrapped up her time in Lexington with a time of 13.74 in the event.
On the weekend, the Green Wave qualified a total of five competitors to the national meet, a program first - two in the field and three on the track - Alyssa Applebee in the pole vault, Daliadiz Ortiz in the javelin throw, Jessica Duckett in the 400m hurdles, Raymond Kibet in the 400m dash and Emmanuel Rotich in both the 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m.
UP NEXT
Five Tulane competitors will head to the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Oregon to compete in six events, as the national meet takes place June 7-10 at Hayward Field.
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Tulane Results from Day Three of the NCAA East Regional
Women's 100m Hurdles Quarterfinals
21. Jessica Duckett, 13.74
Women's Shot Put
-- Taylor Potts, FOUL
Men's 5,000m
4. Emmanuel Rotich, 14:06.86
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