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16 Spartans Qualify for NCAA West Regional Meet

QUALIFYING WOMEN'S LIST | QUALIFYING MEN'S LIST

SAN JOSE, Calif.—
16 Spartans have officially qualified to represent San José State in 11 different events at the NCAA West Regional meet held May 24-27 at CSU Sacramento's Hornet Stadium.

Women's

  • Emilia Sjostrand enters the competition as the No. 1 seed in the Women's Triple Jump after her school-record setting mark of 13.92m (45'8") at the Cardinal Classic earlier this season.
  • Sjostrand also qualifies for the Women's Long Jump as the No. 6 seed with her record-setting 6.42m (21'0.75") distance at the Fresno State Invite.
  • Women's 400m Relay teammates Sophie Liao, Eve Divinity, Gabby Spencer, Sharli'e McCuller, Sarah Mosteller and Kaylen Fletcher will represent SJSU as the No. 17 seeded relay team after recording a 44.43-second time at the Fresno State Invite.
  • Divinity also qualified in the Women's Long Jump as the No. 24 seed after submitting a distance of 6.23m (20'5.25") at the MW Outdoor Championships.
  • Victoria Agyin made the cut as the No. 25 seed in the Women's Triple Jump with a mark of 12.87m (42'2.75") at the Aztec Invitational.
  • Osayi Omorodion qualifies as the No. 29 seed in the Women's 100m Hurdles after submitting a mark of 13.29 seconds at the MW Outdoor Championships. Her time also set the school record in the event.
  • McCuller also qualified in the Women's 200m Dash as a No. 40 seed with her time of 23.45 seconds at the Fresno State Invite.

Men's

  • Ajamu Reed qualified in the Men's Long Jump as the No. 8 seed after recording a first-place distance of 7.93m (26'0.25") at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
  • Demaris Waters won the MW Outdoor Championship title in the Men's 110m Hurdles and punched his ticket as the No. 11 seed to the NCAA West Regional by submitting a time of 13.51 seconds en route to a MW title, facility record as well as a conference and championship record.
  • Jeremiah Walker made the cut as the No. 22 seed for the Men's 400m Dash with his title-winning performance at the MW Outdoor Championships with a time of 45.74 seconds.
  • Walker has also qualified for the Men's 200m Dash as the No. 21 seed with his title-winning race of 20.61 seconds at the MW Outdoor Championships. His mark is the third-fastest in school history, behind SJSU legends Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
  • Cameron Tarver also qualified in the Men's 200m Dash as a No. 31 seed after finishing second behind Walker with a time of 20.74 seconds at the MW Outdoor Championships.
  • Zaire Waring qualifies as a No. 37 seed after finishing third in the Men's 400m Hurdles with a time of 51.80 seconds at the MW Outdoor Championships.
  • Fabio Hessling made the cut as a No. 15 seed with his MW title-winning throw of 67.65m (221'11") at the MW Outdoor Championships.
  • Bryson Smith also earned a spot in the Men's Hammer Throw competition as the No. 23 seeded thrower with his event-winning throw of 65.58m (215'2") at the Payton Jordan Invitational

UP NEXT: Qualifying Spartans will advance to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas held June 7-10.

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