SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Redshirt junior Zack Penrod advanced to Saturday's 1500m quarterfinals of the NCAA West Regional, Friday night at Hornet Stadium.
 
The 2019 American Athletic Conference 1500m champion finished eighth in heat four with a time of 3:45.33. With the top-5 from each heat automatically qualifying to the quarterfinals, it left only four spots to the next four best times in order to qualify. Penrod's 3:45.33 was just fast enough to earn him the last spot to the quarterfinals on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. CT.

Sophomore Rayvon Allen led the Shockers as the top field event finisher placing 16th overall in men's long jump with a leap of 7.41m/24-3.75. The 2019 American Athletic Conference long jump champion was just four-inches short of finishing top-12 and punching his ticket to Austin.
 
Austin Corley and Winny Koskei each recorded top-25 finishes in their respective events, Koskei finished 20th in the women's 10,000m (34:30.59) and Corley placed 25th in the men's 400m hurdles (51.69).
 
Eight Shockers will be in action for day two of the NCAA West Regional, beginning with Kelsey Slawson competing in the women's discus and Aaron True and Jeff Ast in the men's javelin at 2:00 p.m. CT. Shockers see its first action on the track when true freshman Joseph Holthusen runs the men's 110m hurdles.
 
Thursday's Results
16th – Zack Penrod, 1500m – 3:45.33
16th – Rayvon Allen, Long Jump – 7.41m/24-3.75
20th – Winny Koskei, 10,000m – 34:30.59
25th – Austin Corley, 400m Hurdles – 51.69
29th – Kendra Henry, Javelin – 44.01m/144-4
32nd – Tianna Holmes, 400m – 54.15
36th – Cory Martens, Hammer Throw – 58.73m/189-10
39th – Hayden Bugner, Pole Vault – 4.81m/15-9
42nd – Sidney Sapp, High Jump – 1.65m/5-5
42nd – Anycia Cole, 400m Hurdles – 1:04.75
 
Friday's Schedule
2:00 p.m. - Kelsey Slawson - Discus
2:00 p.m. - Aaron True - Javelin
2:00 p.m. - Jeff Ast - Javelin
6:00 p.m. - Cory Martens - Discus
7:00 p.m. - Joseph Holthusen - 110m Hurdles (First Round)
7:30 p.m. - Tianna Holmes - 400m (Quarterfinal)
9:00 p.m. - Anycia Cole - 400m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
9:15 p.m. - Austin Corley - 400m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
9:30 p.m. - Paula Garcia - 200m (First Round)
9:30 p.m. - Taniyah McMillian - 200m (First Round)
10:20 p.m. - Rebekah Topham - 3000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinal)
 
*All Times CT*