LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Vandals are off to a great start at the NCAA Championships First Round, with two athletes already advancing to the finals in Eugene, Ore., in two weeks.
got the day started with a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meters. The senior used a tremendous late push to move up in the pack, running the second fastest final lap in the race and finishing with a time of 34:24.97.
Arphaxad Carroll came out hot in the long jump competition, leaping what would be a career-best jump of 7.53 meters and winning his flight.