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Kesner Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Taylor Kesner booked her ticket to Austin, Texas and the 2023 NCAA Championships in the discus, finishing 10th overall as the Illinois State track & field team wrapped up competition at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round.

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Taylor Kesner is NATIONALS BOUND after placing 10th with a personal-best mark of 54.35 meters (178-3 ft.)! pic.twitter.com/eFi4cuxvgk — Illinois State Track & Field/XC (@RedbirdTFXC) May 27, 2023

On her third and final attempt of the afternoon in flight two, the sophomore threw a new personal best mark of 54.