Chinecherem punches ticket as Nathaniel advances to quarterfinals at NCAA West Preliminaries
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Nigerian record holder in the men's javelin throw, Nnamdi Chinecherem will compete at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year after punching his ticket at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
The Baylor University sophomore student threw a distance of 74.77m to automatically surpass the 70m qualifying mark and secure his spot.
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻! 🚌🛣️
— Baylor Track & Field (@BaylorTrack) May 24, 2023
Zaza Prosper Nnamdi has a spot in the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 243-9 throw in the preliminary round!#SicEm 🐻 | #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/tCF6LACIa2
Chinecherem attained this feat in continual of his success at the BIG 12 Championships, where he made history for his school by winning back-to-back javelin titles for the first time in the school's history.
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Meanwhile, his teammate Ezekiel Nathaniel ran a smooth race of 49.22s to effortlessly win his 400m Hurdles heat and advance to the quarterfinals.
Low quality video, high quality 🆀 for Nathaniel Ezekiel!
— Baylor Track & Field (@BaylorTrack) May 25, 2023
He grabs an auto-qualifying spot to the national quarterfinals after winning heat two of the men's 400-meter hurdles!#SicEm 🐻 | #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/hzD5w4lUNW
Nathaniel will be gunning to not just secure his NCAA Championships ticket but get a podium placement at the championships after finishing fourth last year.
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