Senior Jasmine Pickett advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in her Cal Poly career in the triple jump when she finished 12th in the first round of the NCAA Track and Field Regionals in Eugene, Ore. on Friday.
Pickett fouled on her first attempt, but advanced to the final on her second attempt when she hit 41 feet, 10 inches. She passed on her third attempt with her second attempt good for the finals qualifying 11th.
She posted three successful jumps in the finals with the first, fourth overall, measured at 40 feet, 4.75 inches. On her fifth attempt she hit 41 feet, 2.25 inches and on her final attempt she matched her second attempt of 41 feet, 10 inches.
Senior LeAnne Fogg failed to qualify for the NCAA finals when she finished 22nd in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10 minutes, 25.33 seconds.
On Day 3 of the NCAA Regionals Saturday, Whitney Sisler, Cal Poly’s lone competitor at last season’s NCAA finals, lost her chance to advance to the NCAA finals, when she lost a jump off for the final spot.
Sisler cleared her first two heights, 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 7 inches without a miss, but could not clear 5 feet, 8.75 inches. Sisler lost in a jump off with five other competitors and finished 13th, with the top 12 advancing to the NCAA finals.
In other events, junior Rebecca Paddack finished 23rd in the 5000 with a time of 16:39.36, improving on her previous personal-best 16:44.73 set at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 15. Sophomore teammate Jenny Bergren finished 41st with a time of 17:08.83.
Senior Daniel Gonia finished 32nd in the 5000 m with a time of 14:13.42.
The young Cal Poly 1,600 m relay team of Mark Rodgers, Jamison Jordan, Harry Borthwick and Jarred Houston finished 19th with a time of 41.59.
Cal Poly sophomore Korben Boaz failed to advance in the discus when he fouled on his three attempts in the prelims.