SAN ANTONIO — Twenty members of the UTSA track & field teams will travel to Sacramento, California, for the NCAA West Preliminary Round on Wednesday-Saturday, May 24-27, at Hornet Stadium.
Men's competition will take place on Wednesday and Friday and the women will compete on Thursday and Saturday for the right to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top 12 finishers in each event will move on to the national meet on June 7-10 in Austin, Texas.
A dozen Roadrunners on the men's side will travel to the Sacramento State campus this week with hopes of keeping their postseason run alive, while Jack Turner and Joel McFarlane already have secured spots in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor.
The UTSA men will be represented in eight different events this week with Brice Chabot and Dennis Phillips slated to compete in three disciplines apiece, the 100 meters, 200m and 4x100m relay, where they will be joined by Logan Masters and Trevion McCalla.
Chabot enters the meet with the 10th-fastest time in the field in the 200m, with his school-record time of 20.44 seconds posted in the prelims of the Conference USA Outdoor Championships. He also ranks 39th in the 100m (10.27), while the 4x1 owns the 17th-fastest time with their 39.59 posted in winning the C-USA crown earlier this month.
Phillips ranks 21st in the 100m (10.20) and 32nd in the 200m (20.78), while McCalla is qualified in the 100m with the 39th-fastest time (10.27).
Jemuel Miller will look to advance to the NCAA Championships for the second straight season in the triple jump after earning second-team All-America accolades last year. The sophomore ranks 11th in the field with a season-best mark of 16.08 meters (52-9.25).
The triple jump will feature four Roadrunners altogether, as Dylan James enters the meet armed with the 14th-best jump, a 15.98m (52-5.25), while Jacob Jenkins is 22nd (15.77m/51-9) and Gabriel Binion is 34th (15.35m/50-4.5).
Bashiru Abdullahi and Christiaan Le Roux also have their sights set on advancing to the national meet for the second year in a row. Abdullahi boasts the 18th-best time in the 110m hurdles with a 13.65 clocking, while Le Roux is 35th in the long jump with a season best 7.63m (25-0.5).
Mike Roth, who swept the C-USA 400m titles this year, totes the 35th-fastest time in the 400m with his 45.95 from the J Fred Duckett Twilight, while Michael Campbell made the field in the shot put after registering a season-best mark of 17.63m (57-10.25).
UTSA Men's 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifiers
| Name | Event | Mark | Rank | Day | Time (CT) |
| Bashiru Abdullahi | 110m Hurdles | 13.65 | 18 | Wed. | 8 p.m. |
| Gabriel Binion | Triple Jump | 15.35m | 34 | Fri | 8 p.m. |
| Michael Campbell | Shot Put | 17.63m | 48 | Wed. | 8 p.m. |
| Brice Chabot | 100m | 10.27 | 39 | Wed. | 9 p.m. |
| Brice Chabot | 200m | 20.44 | 10 | Wed. | 10:45 p.m. |
| Dylan James | Triple Jump | 15.98m | 14 | Fri. | 8 p.m. |
| Jacob Jenkins | Triple Jump | 15.77m | 22 | Fri. | 8 p.m. |
| Christiaan Le Roux | Long Jump | 7.63m | 35 | Wed. | 8 p.m. |
| Trevion McCalla | 100m | 10.27 | 39 | Wed. | 9 p.m. |
| Jemuel Miller | Triple Jump | 16.08m | 11 | Fri. | 8 p.m. |
| Dennis Phillips | 100m | 10.20 | 21 | Wed. | 9 p.m. |
| Dennis Phillips | 200m | 20.78 | 32 | Wed. | 10:45 p.m. |
| Mike Roth | 400m | 45.95 | 31 | Wed. | 9:25 p.m. |
| UTSA | 4x100m Relay | 39.59 | 17 | Fri. | 7 p.m. |
UTSA will send eight women to the Golden State this week to compete in seven different events during the preliminary round.
Oreoluwa Adamson paces the group, as the junior from England is qualified in the long and triple jumps. A second-team All-American in the long jump indoors this year, she enters the week with the 27th-best mark in that event with a 6,22m (20-5) measurement posted in winning the C-USA Outdoor crown. She also ranks 34th in the triple jump (12.69m/41-7.75).
Ingeborg Gruenwald is seeking her second career All-America certificate, as the senior from Austria was a 2022 second-team honoree in the indoor long jump. She enters the week ranked 23rd in the long jump with a season best 6.23m (20-5.25).
Alanah Yukich owns the highest-ranked mark among Roadrunners, as the senior from Australia is armed with the 14th-fastest time in the 400m hurdles after clocking a 57.55 to win her second straight C-USA crown this month.
After breaking the UTSA hammer throw record at the league meet with a toss of 59.39m (194-10), Acacia Astwood will advance to the NCAA West Preliminary Round ranked 37th in the field.
Sigrid Kleive earned a spot in the meet in the high jump and ranks 33rd with a season-best clearance of 1.76m (5-9.25), while Marilis Remmel stands 33rd in the javelin with her school-record throw of 48.82m (160-2).
Thennelle Williams and Lauren Roy rank 41st (23.47) and 48th (23.54), respectively, in the 200m field.
UTSA Women's 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifiers
| Name | Event | Mark | Rank | Day | Time (CT) |
| Oreoluwa Adamson | Long Jump | 6.22m | 27 | Thu. | 8 p.m. |
| Oreoluwa Adamson | Triple Jump | 12.69m | 34 | Sat. | 8 p.m. |
| Acacia Astwood | Hammer Throw | 59.39m | 37 | Thu. | 12 p.m. |
| Ingeborg Gruenwald | Long Jump | 6.23m | 23 | Thu. | 8 p.m. |
| Sigrid Kleive | High Jump | 1.76m | 33 | Sat. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Marilis Remmel | Javelin Throw | 48.82m | 33 | Thu. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Lauren Roy | 200m | 23.54 | 48 | Thu. | 10:45 p.m. |
| Thennelle Williams | 200m | 23.47 | 41 | Thu. | 10:45 p.m. |
| Alanah Yukich | 400m Hurdles | 57.55 | 14 | Thu. | 10:20 p.m. |
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