Lark, Jean and Ulrich in NCAA Championships -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 CARDS WOMEN'S ATHLETES VYE FOR FIELD EVENTS TITLES

The NCAA  2024 Outdoor Track and Field Chapuonships begin today in Eugene OR and three UofL women's track and field student-athletes will participate in four different events, beginnng Thursday.

Soledan Jean, Payton Ulrich and Natalie Lark are the Cards going for the wins. 

Lark will compete in the pole vault and that event gets under way Thursday night at 9:00 PM ET. She earned her berth with a runner up vault in theA CC Championships. The 4.27m (14 feet) mark she hit  is her personal best. She is seeded 22nd in the NCAA Championships. 

Also on Thursday night, Jayden Ulrich will compete in the first of her two events...the shot put. She is seeded fourth in the qualifiers, after she won in the ACC Championships. Her openng throw was 18.66m (61-2.75) and it was the best of the day among the participants. The shot put throws will begin around 10:45 p.m. 

Two more women's events on Saturday will include Cards Soledad Jean in the high jump and Ulrich's second event...the discus. 

Jean set a personal best in the  NCAA East Regionals with a leap of 1.84m (6.04). She is only the third Cardinals women's track and firld atudent-athlete in history to ever clear six feet. She's seeded 15th for the contest, set to start at 5 p.m. ET. It is her first ever visit to the NCAA Championships. 

Ulrich follows on Saturday in her second event, the discus, She is seeded fuurth in the event...fter win in the  Pacific Coast Invitational and her personal best of 64.29m (210-11)qualified her formthe Championhips

All events can be seen on various outlets of the ESPN network...you can check GoCards for the direct links. 

Best of luck to all our Cardinals participating in Eugene!

paulie