Jackson qualifies for NCAAs

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With one athlete remaining for Fresno State at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, Cierra Jackson wasted little time in punching her ticket to the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. On her first throw in the discus, the redshirt freshman landed a mark of 57.16m/187-6 to put her in fourth overall. That is where she would finish the afternoon.

Throwing last in the final flight, Jackson sat and watched three competitors in her flight throw beyond the 57 meters in the first round. All three were seniors. Jackson then let her second-best throw of the season fly to put herself solidly in contention for one of 12 qualifying spots.

The women's discus will be contested at the NCAA Championships on June 11 at 2:05 p.m. PT at Hayward Field.

Notables

Jackson is the first Bulldog freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the discus since Lacy Barnes in 1984.
Jackson is the third Bulldog to reach nationals in the discus in the last 25 years.
Jackson is the first Bulldog discus thrower to qualify for nationals since Kayla Hopkins earned Second Team All-America honors (11^th) in 2017.
With her personal best of 58.57m/192-2 occurring last month, a mark that ranks third on Fresno State's all-time list, Jackson is the first Bulldog in the last 30 years to record multiple throws over 57 meters in a season.
Of the 12 qualifiers in this discus from this year's west region, five were seniors. Jackson was one of just two freshmen.

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Jackson qualifies for NCAAs

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