Schoffield Secures Bid to NCAA Championships

Wednesday, May 25

Fayetteville, Ark.

Boise State

NCAA Prelims

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5/28/2022 8:55:00 PM | Track & Field

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Boise State track and field senior Kristie Schoffield punched her ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the women's 800-meter race, clocking the fastest time in the quarterfinals at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.

Schoffield's journey to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., began Thursday. In the first round of the 800m race, the Concord, N.H., native registered the fastest mark in the field of 48 student-athletes with a time of 2:03.82.

In Saturday's quarterfinals, Schoffield ran in the first of three heats, posting a blistering school-record time of 2:01.41 en route to winning the heat by over one second. Her time remained the fastest in the west preliminary after all three heats had competed.

Schoffield's time would have also topped the leaderboard in the women's 800m quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Round.

Joining Schoffield in the quarterfinals was junior MaLeigha Menegatti. Menegatti crossed the finish line in 15th place with a time of 2:05.25.

Freshman Angus Fitzgerald was the first Bronco to compete at the west preliminary, Wednesday, running in the men's 800m race. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native notched a 37th-place finish with a time of 1:51.71.

Seniors Miler Haller and Logan Rees also competed, Wednesday. The duo finished 32nd and 36th in the men's 10,000m race.

Hurdlers Dafni Georgiou and Nyenuchi Okemgbo took the stage Thursday. Georgiou clocked a time of 13.60 in the women's 100m hurdles, while Okemgbo narrowly missed qualifying for the quarterfinals of the women's 400m hurdles, finishing in 26th with a time of 59.17.

Friday, the Blue and Orange men were back in action. Sophomore Murdoch McIntyre registered a 44th-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:12.92.

Seniors Dario De Caro and Jonathan Shields concluded the night in the 5,000m race. De Caro placed 34th (14:09.31) and Shields took 36th (14:10.83).

In addition to Schoffield and Menegatti, three freshmen women competed during the meet's final day, each making their Boise State debuts at the west preliminary.

Ashley Lajocies recorded a 32nd-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase, posting a time of 10:40.19.

Maggie Larson, the Broncos' lone field student-athlete at the west preliminary, jumped 11.45m and finished 45th in the triple jump.

Yasmin Marghini closed out the Broncos' week in Arkansas, competing in the 5,000m race. Marghini, who was seeded 33rd coming into the west preliminary, finished 16th with a time of 16:25.46.

The 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is slated for June 8-11. Schoffield is scheduled to race in the women's 800m semifinals, June 9 at 8:14 p.m. MT. If she advances to the final, she will compete June 11 at 4:44 p.m. MT.

RESULTS:
Wednesday
Men's 800m (First Round) – 37th | Angus Fitzgerald – 1:51.71
Men's 10,000m (Semifinals) – 32nd | Miler Haller – 29:36.74, 36th | Logan Rees – 29:58.12

Thursday
Women's 100m Hurdles (First Round) – 30th | Dafni Georgiou – 13.60
Women's 800m (First Round) – 1st | Kristie Schoffield – 2:03.82 (Q), 25th | MaLeigha Menegatti – 2:07.29 (Q)
Women's 400m Hurdles (First Round) – 26th | Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 59.17

Friday
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinals) – 44th | Murdoch McIntyre – 9:12.92
Men's 5,000m (Semifinals) – 34th | Dario De Caro – 14:09.31, 36th | Jonathan Shields – 14:10.83

Saturday
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinals) – 32nd | Ashley Lajocies – 10:40.19
Women's Triple Jump (First Round) – 45th | Maggie Larson – 11.45m
Women's 800m (Quarterfinals) – 1st | Kristie Schoffield – 2:01.41 (School Record; PR), 15th | MaLeigha Menegatti – 2:05.25
Women's 5,000m (Semifinals) – 16th | Yasmin Marghini – 16:25.46