Ohio State
NCAA East Prelims
Buckeyes Conclude NCAA East First Round with 15 National Qualifiers
5/29/2025 9:07:00 PM | General, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The NCAA Championships start on Wednesday, June 11, and will be held in Eugene, Ore.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State wrapped up four days' worth of competition on Saturday, seeing 16 athletes qualify for the NCAA Championships and two program record broken. Nationals will be held out in Eugene, Ore. starting on Wednesday, June 11 and run through Saturday, June 14.
The athletes moving onto Oregon include:
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Leah Bertrand (women's 100m, 200m & 4x100m relay)
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Nick Biega (men's 4x100m relay)
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Braxton Brann (men's 110m hurdles & 4x400m relay)
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Marcus Brown (men's 4x100m relay)
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Noah Carmichael (men's 4x400m relay)
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Fatouma Conde (women's 200m & 4x100m relay)
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Denzell Feagin (men's 4x100m relay)
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DJ Fillmore (men's long jump)
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Nazzio John (men's 4x100m relay)
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Mason Louis (men's 4x400m relay)
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Bobbi Olive (women's 4x100m relay)
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Janela Spencer (women's 100m hurdles & 4x100m relay)
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Edidiong Udo (men's 400m & 4x400m relay)
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Amaya Ugarte (women's high jump)
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Tanner Watson (men's discus)
On Wednesday, Fillmore became the first Buckeye to punch their ticket to nationals after finishing 10th in the long jump (7.51m/24'7.75").
Leah Bertrand broke the 100m program record on Thursday with a time of 10.92 seconds, which is tied for No. 3 on the all-time performers list in the event at the NCAA East First Round. To match that, Braxton Brann had his own program record setting time in the men's 110m hurdles of 13.36 seconds today and qualified for nationals. He surpassed associate head coach Joel Brown (now third, 13.45, 2004) and Kentre Patterson (now second, 13.39, 2022) on the all-time individual performance list.
Friday's action consisted of Nick Biega, Nazzio John, Marcus Brown and Denzell Feagin reaching the men's 4x100 relay semifinals after running a season-best time of 39.21 seconds. Tanner Watson's throw of 56.70m / 186'0" qualified him for the men's discus finals. Edidiong Udo finished sixth overall (45.27 seconds) and qualified for the men's 400m semifinals in Eugene. The men's 4x400 relay team (Noah Carmichael, Mason Louis, Udo and Brann) earned a spot in the next round with the sixth fastest time of 3:03.42, also a season best, to wrap up Friday's action.
Saturday concluded with Ugarte qualifying for nationals after clearing a height of 1.82m / 5'11.5" in the women's high jump, tying her season best. The women's 4x100m relay squad (Olive, Spencer, Conde and Bertrand) punched its ticket to Oregon after placing third in its heat with a season best time of 43.46 seconds. Spencer set a personal best (12.94 seconds) in the women's 100m hurdles, qualifying for nationals. Bertrand also heads to the national site as an individual after finishing in 10.99 seconds in the women's 100m. Both Bertrand and Conde qualified for the women's 200m semifinals after setting personal records of 22.71 seconds and 22.78 seconds, respectively. Both athletes now reside on the top five women's 200m individual performances. Bertrand has the third fastest time, surpassing Donica Merriman (22.75, 2000). Conde, who already was fifth on the list, improved from her time of 22.91 and moves up to fourth on that list.
HIGHLIGHTS
SATURDAY (WOMEN)
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Discus: Morgan Hallett finished with a throw of 45.85m / 150'5".
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High jump: Ugarte qualified for nationals after clearing 1.82m / 5'11.5", matching her season best.
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4x100m relay: Olive, Spencer, Conde and Bertrand punched their ticket to Oregon after placing third in their heat with a season best 43.46 seconds.
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3000m steeplechase: Katie Castelli finished in 10:28.89.
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100m hurdles: Spencer set a personal best (12.94 seconds) in the women's 100m hurdles, qualifying for the national site.
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100m: Bertrand finished with the second fastest time of 10.99 seconds to advance to the semifinals in Eugene.
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200m: Bertrand and Conde each set PRs to qualify for nationals in the women's 200m with Bertrand finished in 22.71 seconds and Conde, 22.78 seconds. Both athletes now reside on the top five women's 200m individual performances. Bertrand has the third fastest time, surpassing Donica Merriman (22.75, 2000). Conde, who already was fifth on the list, improved from her time of 22.91 and moves up to fourth on that list.
FRIDAY
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Women's pole vault semifinal (cont. from Thursday): Sophie Fong recorded a clearance of 3.94m / 12'11".
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Men's discus: Watson's throw of 56.70m / 186'0" puts him in the finals.
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Men's 4x100m relay: Biega, John, Brown and Feagin reached the semifinals after running a season-best time of 39.21 seconds.
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Men's 110m hurdles: Brann finished second overall with a personal record of 13.36 seconds, qualifying for the next round. He set a new program record for the event, surpassing current coach, Joel Brown (now third, 13.45, 2004) and Kentre Patterson (now second, 13.39, 2022).
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Men's 400m: Edidiong Udo finished sixth overall (45.27) and qualified for the next round.
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Men's 200m: Nick Biega set a new PR of 20.55 seconds.
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Men's 4x400m relay: Carmichael, Louis, Udo and Brann qualified for the next round with the sixth fastest time of 3:03.42, which also is a season best.
THURSDAY (WOMEN)
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Hammer throw first round: Lacey Stringer's best mark of the day was the Buckeyes' second-best of the season at 59.49m/195'2", which put her in the top half of the competition.
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100m hurdles first round: Spencer ran a personal best time (12.97) to win her heat and earn an automatic qualifying spot to the next round, scheduled for Saturday at 6:15 p.m. Her PR was the fifth-fastest time of the round and bested her previous PR (12.99) set last year at the NCAA Championships.
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100m first round: Bertrand won her heat and finished second overall with a PR of 10.92 seconds. She broke the program record, previously set by Yanique Dayle in 2023 (11.05), and is tied at No. 3 in collegiate history.
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400m first round: Michaela McCall's time (52.91) was the Buckeyes' second-fastest time of the season.
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200m first round: Conde (22.87) and Bertrand (22.91) finished first and second in their heat, respectively, to earn automatic qualifiers to the next round. Both also ran a PR with Conde's improving her standing as fifth on the list of all-time leaders in program history in the event. The quarterfinals are scheduled to take place on Saturday at 7:50 p.m.
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Pole vault semifinal: Fong and Morgan Fijalkowski competed in the pole vault semifinals before they were suspended due to inclement weather. The competition was scheduled to resume on Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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Shot put first round: The event was rescheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. due to inclement weather.
WEDNESDAY (MEN)
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Long jump first round: Fillmore finished second in his flight and 10th overall with a best mark of 7.51m/24'7.75" to advance to Eugene.
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110m hurdles first round: Brann won his heat and recorded the fourth-fastest overall time (13.76) to qualify for the quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday at 6:15 p.m.
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100m first round: John (10.40) and Feagin (10.66) competed in the event.
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400m first round: Udo also won his heat with the fourth-fastest overall time (45.59) to qualify for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals are scheduled to take place on Friday at 6:50 p.m.
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200m first round: Biega earned his spot in the quarterfinals based on time (20.96).
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10,000m semifinal: Weston Day finished in the top half of the competition with a time of 29:39.11.
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