PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Throwers Sam Lambert and Jake Shanklin qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regionals Saturday at the Stanford, Invitational, bringing the total to five qualifiers for Wyoming.
Lambert placed second in his sectional and threw the hammer 190-feet, nearly four feet farther than the regional mark at 186-4. Shanklin, who is coming off his All-American campaign during the indoor season, competed for the first time during the outdoor season and placed sixth in his section with his toss of 195-10
Regional qualifier in both the long jump and triple jump, Jeremiah James competed in the triple jump on Saturday, along with John Alderson, as they finished in fourth and fifth respectively. James had a leap of 48-9, while Alderson jumped 47-5 1/4 for the ‘Pokes.
Jennifer Schmitz qualified and ran in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday afternoon , placing seventh in 14.54 seconds. Afiya Walker finished 35th in the 800, with her time of 2:14.13 a personal best. The Cowgirls sent out a 4x400-meter relay team that placed fourth out of 15 teams and set the eighth-fastest time in UW history with their mark of 3:46.98.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls return to action on Friday at the Cougar Invitational in Provo, Utah.
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