Little Rock Opens NCAA West Prelims Competition Wednesday

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Trojans have gone to California in search of gold, or at least an advancement. Little Rock opens competition at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships Wednesday evening with two of the team's four entries competing.
 
The action gets underway with Ryan Curington competing in the long jump starting at 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT and is followed by TaVieon Neal in the 100m dash opening round at 9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT. ESPN+ will broadcast the action.
 
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: May 24-26, 2023
Location: Sacramento, Calif. | Hornet Stadium
Coverage: ESPN+ (Wednesday) | ESPN+ (Friday)
Live Results | Meet Notes | Tickets | Practice Day Photos
 
Three Things to Know

1. Third Time's the Charm?
   Little Rock's Ryan Curington (long jump) and Johnathan Jones (high jump) are both making their third consecutive appearance at the NCAA West Prelims this week. Both are looking to advance to the semifinal round for the first time in their careers. Meanwhile Cogan DeRousselle (4x100m relay) and Troy McKnight (4x100m relay) will compete in their second consecutive NCAA West Prelims. TaVieon Neal has qualified for two NCAA West Prelims in the 100m dash and 4x100m relay but will be making his first appearance at this year's edition after an injury forced him to scratch his 2022 appearance.
2. We're Having a Record Year
   Little Rock heads to the West coast this weekend late in a season where the Trojans are completely rewriting the record books. Entering this week's action, there have been five (three men's, two women's) school records broken this year with a combined 58 performers recording marks ranking in the top-10 in school history.
3. Cali-Boy
   Johnathan Jones may be from Little Rock (the city), but he is quickly becoming a Cali-boy. This marks his second trip to California this season after competing in the high jump invitational at the Mt. SAC Relays in April. However, the kid repping the 501 is looking for a better outcome this week than in April, not clearing a height as he was battling an injury at the time.

 
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