UTEP track and field’s Jevaughn Powell will race the men’s 400-meter final after placing third in Heat 2 at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships on Wednesday evening at historic Hayward Field in Track Town, USA.
Powell will race Friday, June 10 at 8:02 p.m. MT/7:02 PT on ESPN2.
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Powell finished in third place in Heat 2, clocking in a 45.47 (45.462), and edging out Georgia’s Elijah Goodwin (45.465). Powell’s time was fourth best overall as Texas’ Jonathan Jones (44.97), North Carolina’s A&T’s Randolph Ross (44.43) and Florida’s Champion Allison (44.29) finished in the top three. Florida’s Ryan Willie (45.470), Texas A&M’s Emmanuel Bamidele (45.53), Ohio State’s Tyler Johnson (45.58) and Oklahoma’s Richard Kuykendoll (45.59) rounded out Friday’s championship field.
Powell was in fourth for most of Heat 2 before pulling out into the third place in front of Bamidele down the stretch.
The Miners will have a men’s 400-meter competitor advance to the final for the second consecutive season after Sean Bailey advanced in 2021. Bailey finished ninth, earning second team All-American honors.
Powell’s personal best is a 44.87 at the West Prelims a few weeks ago in Fayetteville, Ark.
SCHEDULE RUNDOWN
Fri., June 10 (ESPN2)
7:02 PM PT/8:02 MT – 400m – Powell – Finals
ARIANNE MORAIS TO COMPETE ON THURSDAY
Morais, a sophomore transfer from the University of Florida, punched her ticket to Track Town, USA, for the first time in her collegiate career after a top-10 finish at the West Prelims in Arkansas. She hurled a personal best at UTEP with a 51.04-meter (167-5) mark on her third and final attempt. Her collegiate best was a 55.13-meter (180-10) mark at the 2021 Tom Jones Memorial while at Florida.
SCHEDULE RUNDOWN
Thurs., June 9 (ESPN3)
6:45 PM PT/7:45 MT – Javelin – Morais – Finals
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