2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Date	June 6-9, 2018
Location	Eugene, Oregon | Hayward Field (University of Oregon) | Venue Information
Live Results	Results
TV Info	ESPN2/ESPN3 | Broadcast Schedule
Meet Info	Schedule | Performance Lists | Start Lists
Championship Central	NCAA Championship Central

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU Track and Field will be representing on the national stage once again as the Mustangs send two student athletes to the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 6-9 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Junior Latessa Johnson and Senior Tochi Nlemchi each placed in the top 12 in the 200-meter dash and shot put, respectively, at the NCAA West Preliminary May 24-26 in Sacramento, California.

Both Mustangs begin competition on Thursday, June 7. Nlemchi takes on the shot put finals at 8:10 p.m. CT followed by Latessa Johnson in the 200-meter dash semifinals at 8:14 p.m. CT. The 200-meter dash finals are slated for Saturday, June 9, at 7:07 p.m. CT.

The championship will be televised on ESPN2 and ESPN 3. The ESPN broadcast info and schedule is available here.

AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Latessa Johnson – 200-meter – Junior – Dallas, Texas
Johnson will return to the national championship in the 200-meter for the second time in her career after earning Second Team All-American honors with a ninth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships. Johnson placed third in her heat at her third-consecutive West Preliminary with a time of 22.92 to automatically advance to the event semifinal this week in Eugene. Johnson broke her own school record in the 200-meter dash at the American Conference Championship, clocking 22.77 to take home the silver medal. Johnson is seeded 15^th.

Tochi Nlemchi – Shot Put – Senior – Waxahachie, Texas
Nlemchi qualified for her second career NCAA Championship in the shot put with a throw of 16.29m for ninth-place at her fourth trip to the West Preliminary. The senior is no stranger to the national stage, having earned ninth-place at the 2016 NCAA Championships to take home Second Team All-American honors. She set an American Conference record in the shot put at the conference championships with a hurl of 17.05m, the third-best mark in program history. Nlemchi is seeded 19^th.
 
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS 
Thursday, May 24
Shot Put
9. Tochi Nlemchi                    16.29m (53-5½ ) - Qualifies for NCAA Championships

100m Dash First Round
15. Latessa Johnson              11.43Q
21. Chelsea Francis               11.58q

10,000m
31. Hannah Miller                   34:00.81
 
Friday, May 25
100m Dash Quarterfinals
16. Latessa Johnson                        11.36
18. Chelsea Francis                          11.42
 
200m Dash First Round
4. Latessa Johnson                          22.94Q 
21. Chelsea Francis                          23.68Q
 
Saturday, May 26
Triple Jump
36. Atipa Mabonga                               12.40m (40-8¼ )
 
200m Quarterfinals
7. Latessa Johnson                              22.92 – Qualifies for NCAA Championships
21. Chelsea Francis                             23.69
 
5,000m
42. Hannah Miller                                 16:51.45

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OUTDOOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP
The Mustangs claimed fifth place at the American Conference Outdoor Championships May 11-13 in Cincinnati, Ohio, after earning nine all-conference finishes in six events throughout the weekend.

Tochi Nlemchi highlighted the Mustangs team performance by earning her second career AAC outdoor shot put title. The senior threw 17.05m in the event, setting a PR, a stadium record, a meet record and the American Conference record.

Latessa Johnson claimed silver in both the 100m and 200m after earning a lifetime best mark of 22.77 in the 200. Chelsea Francis followed with bronze in both events.

In distance events, Hannah Miller and Svenja Ojstersek led the way for SMU. Both runners medaled in the 10,000m (Ojsersek – silver, Miller – bronze), and Miller found silver in the 5,000 for her second consecutive all-conference finish in the event. 

Atipa Mabonga rounded out the all-conference performances with a PR in the triple jump. Her mark of 12.69m propelled her into second place for the freshman's first All-AAC honor. 

Madison Pyle broke a record of her own, running the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.05 for the fastest time in school history.

OUTDOOR ALL-CONFERENCE FINISHES
Tochi Nlemchi – Shot Put (Gold)
Latessa Johnson – 100m (Silver), 200m (Silver)
Hannah Miller – 10,000m (Bronze), 5,000m (Silver)
Chelsea Francis – 100m (Bronze), 200m (Bronze)
Atipa Mabonga – Triple Jump (Silver)
Svenja Ojstersek – 10,000m (Silver)

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