Reynolds Punched His Ticket to Eugene in the Hammer Throw on Day One of the NCAA West Prelims

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (May 28, 2025) – Senior thrower Daniel Reynolds qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw while three others closed their outdoor seasons on day one of the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas, on Wednesday.

FIELD EVENTS

After a lengthy weather delay, the hammer throw kicked off the West Preliminaries. Reynolds qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with a fourth-place throw of 223’ 5” (68.10 meters). After throwing the shortest distance of the meet on his first attempt, his clutch gene kicked in. Reynolds' second toss moved him up to No. 2 before finishing in fourth after his third throw landed at 67.55 meters.

Freshman Charles LaFore closed his first outdoor season in 37th with his first throw being his best at 199’ 10” (60.92 meters). His other two throws reached 59.21 meters and 60.19 meters.

In the long jump, junior Remar Pitter jumped to 23’ 6 3/4” (7.18 meters) for 32nd in his first outdoor First Round. Pitter fouled on his first attempt and leaped to 6.97 meters on his second before improving for his 32nd-place jump.

Junior Cam Burkett just missed the Top-12 cutoff to reach TrackTown USA after coming in 13th in the shot put. Burkett began his meet by fouling on his first attempt. On his second try, he threw the shot 17.98 meters and then finished his junior campaign with a put of 61’ 9 1/2" (18.83 meters).

Reynolds finished with no mark after a results revision in the shot put. After three attempts, he was in fourth place with a put of 19.47 meters and in a safe position to qualify for Eugene in two events. However, after a protest, his first and only fair attempt was ruled a foul.

TRACK EVENTS

Junior Jaheim Ferguson ran in the 400-meter hurdles to close his collegiate career. Running in the first heat, Ferguson took 34th overall with a time of 51.70.

UP NEXT

Freshman Taliah Morris will have day two all to herself as she competes in the long jump at 3:30 p.m. MT, the 100 meters at 6 p.m. MT and the 200 meters at 7:45 p.m. MT. Morris is one of only 13 student-athletes in the country to compete in three events at the NCAA preliminary rounds.

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