FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Michael Bryan qualified to his second-straight NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer, and Taran Taylor punched his ticket to Eugene in the javelin Wednesday at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 
With no finals in the throwing events, the athletes had just three throws to record top-12 marks. With the first throw of the third flight of hammer, Bryan secured his spot in the NCAA Finals with a third-place throw of 69.32m/227'5"; although, all three of his throws easily would have sent him on to Eugene.
 
Taran Taylor came out hot in the javelin with his second 70-meter throw of the season but bested it on his third attempt, throwing a season-best 73.44m/240'11" to move up to second place and qualify to the NCAA Finals. In the first flight, Davis Dubbert recorded his second-best throw of the season (62.46m/204'11"), finishing fourth in his flight and 26th overall.
 
On the track, Adam Moore wrapped up his season with a 34^th-place finish in the 1500 meters, placing 12 spots higher than he was seeded and missing the auto-qualifying spot in his heat by just one place. Joakim Genereux closed out night one with a 32^nd-place finish in the 200 meters, which was 13 spots better than he was seeded.
 
Amanda Kakoulias will continue competition for the Shockers Thursday evening at 7 p.m. when she will compete in the first flight of the shot put.