? Day 1 results
LINCOLN, Neb. ? UTSA senior Brittany Epps and sophomore Jessica Jones saw their outdoor season come to an end on the first day of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday at Ed Weir Stadium.
Epps, who was competing in her second regional meet in three seasons and entered the weekend with a personal-best 20-0 1/2 mark, leaped to an 18-8 1/2 measure to finish 10th in her preliminary flight of the women’s long jump. Her effort was 25th overall and did not advance her to the final round, as the top nine stayed alive for three more jumps. Blessing Okgabare of UTEP won the event with a 21-5 1/2 mark.
Meanwhile, Jones, the Southland Conference Outdoor 100-meter hurdles champion with a career-best 13.76 three weeks ago, clocked a 14.06 to finish eighth in her preliminary heat and 18th overall in the 24-person field. Texas A&M’s Jennifer Williams crossed in 13.39 to lead a group of eight that advanced to Saturday’s final.
The top five individual finishers in both the long jump and hurdles will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 11-14 in Des Moines, Iowa, while at-large competitors will be selected from the remaining qualifiers to complete the national field.
