RUSTON — Nine Louisiana Tech track and field athletes are set to compete at the NCAA East Regional at the Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Facility on May 22-25 starting at 6 p.m. CT in Lexington, Ky. on ESPN+.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday-Saturday, May 22-25
Time: Wednesday: 100m: 6 p.m. CT, 200m: 7:45 p.m. CT
Thursday: Javelin: Noon p.m. CT, 100mH: 5 p.m. CT, 200m: 7:45 p.m. CT
Friday: 100m Final: 5:35 p.m. CT, 200m Final: 6:50 p.m. CT
            Saturday: High Jump: 1 p.m. CT, 100mH Final: 5:15 p.m. CT, 200m Final: 6:50 p.m. CT
Location: Kentucky Track & Field Facility (Lexington, Ky.)
Schedule/Events: Full Schedule 
Results: Live Results
Stream: Wednesday
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             Saturday
 
Rodney Heath Jr. will look to make his second straight trip to the NCAA Championship in the 100m. He has qualified all four years for the regional round and was part of two consecutive trips to the championships as a member of the Kentucky 4x100 relay team. The program record holder's top time on the season is 10.07 at the Warhawk Classic, the 12th fastest time in the country. He has three times of 10.09 or less on the season.
 
Quio Ellis ran a converted 10.11 at the CUSA Outdoor Championship to finish 23rd with a converted time of 10.14 due to altitude. His 20.74 in the 200m converted to a 20.76 to qualify him for that event in 43rd. He finished fifth in the 100m, won bronze in the 200m, and was part of the 4x100 team that won gold at the conference meet. His 10.11 ranks fifth on the LA Tech performance list.
 
Karo Oghomi finished with a time of 10.20 at the Warhawk Classic for the 34th fastest time in the country. Oghomi ranks No. 9 on the LA Tech performance list.
 
Julian Forde had his best race of the year at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing 11th with a 10.22. The junior has the 41st-fastest time in the nation.
 
The final male to make it to Lexington is Valentino Rudolph in the 200m. Rudolph ran a 20.73 to capture third at the Warhawk Classic and claim the 42nd spot on the qualifying list. 
 
Shatalya Dorsett qualified for the regional with the 33rd fastest time in the 200m with a 23.33 at the Warhawk Classic. The freshman was named CUSA Female Freshman of the Week for her performance. She also has the top time for the Bulldogs in the 100m with an 11.53 from the CUSA Outdoor Championship.
 
Tonie-Ann Forbes, the school record holder in the 60m hurdles, is also one of the top freshmen in the country in the 100m hurdles. The Jamaica native ran a 13.13 in the prelims of the CUSA Outdoor Championship to qualify in 21st. Forbes was named CUSA Female Freshman of the Week after breaking the program's record in three straight races and again after running a 13.21 at the Keyth Talley Invitational, also earning CUSA Female Track Athlete of the Week.
 
Maria Ferreiro Pena made it inside the cut at No. 47 with a throw of 45.05m from the Warhawk Classic. The junior picked up two points during the Bulldog's best finish at the CUSA Outdoor Championship since joining the league.
 
Another freshman and school record holder, A'reil Williams, made it in the field, where Nos. 28-48 all cleared a height of 1.76m. The Lake Charles native won gold with that height at the conference championship and cleared it at the Keyth Talley Invitational.
 
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