SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Brady Palen advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in two weeks in Austin, Texas with his high jump clearance of 2.14m/7'0.25" Friday at the NCAA West preliminaries at Hornet Stadium.
After a third-attempt clearance at his opening bar, the sophomore from Beloit, Kan. was perfect at the next two bars, securing one of the top-12 spots that advance to the championship on Friday, June 9 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Palen is the first Shocker since Temoer Terry in 1974 to qualify to the national meet in the high jump.