Ellis Advances to Quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 22

Lexington, Ky.

Louisiana Tech University

NCAA Regional

Day 1 Results Schedule

Photo by: CUSA

5/22/2024 7:59:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Kevin Albarez

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Quoi Ellis set a personal best in the 200m to qualify for the quarterfinals at the NCAA East Regional at the Kentucky Track and Field Facility on Wednesday night.

It didn't take long for Ellis to earn the Q, taking third in the first heat and 15th overall with a time of 20.57, beating Jordan Ware of Mississippi State by 0.02 seconds. His previous best was a 20.74 set at the Conference USA Outdoor Championship.

Ellis' run at the 200m came an hour after running his first event in the 100m. He would finish with a 10.55 to finish 35th.

Rodney Heath Jr. came up short in his attempt to make it to a fourth straight NCAA Championship. Heath Jr. would finish 30th in the 100m with a time of 10.50, falling just 0.09 seconds behind the final qualifying spot.

Julian Forde and Karo Oghomi finished at 10.57 and 10.88, respectively. Valentino Rudolph ran a 21.34 in his attempt to qualify for the 200.

UP NEXT
The women will have their attempt to make it into the top 24 of the regional tomorrow. Maria Ferreiro Pena starts with the javelin at Noon CT, with Tonie-Ann Forbes in the 100mH at 5 p.m. CT, and Shatalya Dorsett in the 200m at 7:45 p.m. CT.

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