Four athletes head to Track and Field nationals
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It's been an illustrious season for TCC Track and Field, with multiple school records broken and four athletes qualifying for the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Hobbs, New Mexico. It is the first time TCC has had four athletes qualify for the competition, which begins on Thursday, May 18 and concludes on Saturday, May 20. Sophomores Troy Williams and Raeven Byrd, as well as freshmen Justin Moore and Lynette Scutari will represent the Eagles in Hobbs, competing in various events.
Williams (Soph.) has qualified for the second straight year for the 400 meter hurdles. Last year in Hutchinson, Kansas, Williams finished 11th in the preliminary round with a time of 54.27. His new personal best for this event is now 52.29, which would have been good enough for a second-place finish at the NJCAA Championships last year.
Byrd (Soph.) is the other sophomore who is headed to Hobbs this week, competing in the triple jump. At the Alice Sims Invitational last week, she reached a new personal best and set a school record in the triple jump, hitting 10.67 meters.
Moore (Fresh.) will compete in the 400 meter dash. He posted his best time of the season (51.07) in that event at the PURE Athletics Spring Invitational on April 23 in Clermont, FL.
Scutari (Fresh.) qualified for both the 100 and 200 meter dash events. She has continuously set personal and school records in both of those events, with her best times coming at the team's most recent meet, the Alice Sims Invitational in Tallahassee where she posted an 11.86 in the 100 meter, and a 25.56 in the 200 meter. She is the first women's track and field athlete to run the 100 meter dash in under 12 seconds in school history.
Schedule of events that TCC Athletes will compete in:
Thursday, May 18:
8:15 PM Men's 400m Hurdles – Prelims (Troy Williams)
8:45 PM Men's 400m Dash – Prelims (Justin Moore)
Friday, May 19:
2:30 PM Women's 100m Dash – Prelims (Lynette Scutari)
3:50 PM Women's 200m Dash – Prelims (Lynette Scutari)
Saturday, May 20
11:00 AM Women's Triple Jump – Trials & Finals (Raeven Byrd)
1:20 PM Men's 400m Dash – Final (Justin Moore, if qualified)
2:00 PM Women's 100m Dash – Final (Lynette Scutari, if qualified)
2:55 PM Men's 400m Hurdles – Final (Troy Williams, if qualified)
3:10 PM Women's 200m Dash – Final (Lynette Scutari, if qualified)
The full schedule of events for the competition can be found here. Live results will be posted here.
Fans can follow the action in Hobbs through the NJCAA Network. For $15, fans receive access to the NJCAA DI Track & Field Championships.