Richards Advances To NCAA Regional 400m Hurdle Quarterfinals

Thursday, May 23

Jacksonville, Fla.

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NCAA Preliminiary Round

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Richards Advances To NCAA Regional 400m Hurdle Quarterfinals

May 23 | Women's Track & Field

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Freshman Reanda Richards is moving on to the NCAA East Regional 400m hurdle quarterfinals and will vie for place at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

The Roseland, New Jersey native will race in the regional quarterfinals on Friday at 7 p.m. with the top 12 from the field qualifying for NCAAs being held June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.

The Big Ten champion in the event, Richards took second in her heat and fifth overall in the opening round with a time of 58.28.

Richards entered the competition ninth nationally with her season-best time of 57.21 from the Florida Relays.

Also on Thursday at the regional, Rutgers had entries in the 800m, high jump and javelin.

Senior Jenna Sobieski wrapped up her career with her first ever NCAA Regional appearance and clocked in at 2:07.21 in the 800m.

Redshirt senior Rhonda Rogombe, in her third-consecutive regional, and sophomore Big Ten runner-up Courteney Campbell both closed out their outdoor seasons reaching a height of 1.70m (5' 7") in the high jump.

Sophomore Kathryn Campbell, who placed sixth at the Big Ten Championship in the javelin, ended her season with a throw of 40.11m (131' 7").

Live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Championships will be available on FloTrack with a Pro subscription. To access the East Preliminary coverage, click here.

2019 NCAA East Region Preliminaries Results – Day One
400m Hurdles
5. Reanda Richards – 58.28Q
* Q – Qualifies for quarterfinals

800m
29. Jenna Sobieski – 2:07.21

High Jump
33. Courteney Campbell – 1.70m (5' 7")
38. Rhonda Rogombe – 1.70m (5' 7")

Javelin
46. Kathryn Campbell – 40.11m (131' 7")

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