Division I Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary Championships

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The Division I Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary Championships took place Thursday-Sunday at Hodges Stadium on the campus of University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Michigan Wolverines men's and women's teams had athletes participate in the preliminaries in Jacksonville. On Day 1, Cindy Ofili qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon June 10-13 in the 100 meter dash. Ofili ran 11.53 and finished second in her heat to earn a spot in Eugene. On the men's side, Morsi Rayyan will be traveling to Oregon as well. Rayyan placed 10th in the 10,000M in 30:08.83.

On Day 2, Mason Ferlic finished second in the 3,000M steeplechase to claim a spot in Eugene. With the finishing time of 8:35.45, it was a new PR for Ferlic.

Day 3 saw more Wolverine qualifiers to earn a trip to the Outdoor Championships. Cody Riffle placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 62-3.25 ft and Ferlic qualified for the championships in a second event, 5,000M. Ferlic finished fourth in 13:57.88. On the women's side, Olifi ran a PR in the 100M hurdles in 12.81 to qualify in another event. Shannon Osika and Brook Handler both qualified for the 1500M. Osika finished fourth in 4:17.59 and Handler was 10th with a time of 4:20.60. Making the trip to Eugene too is Erin Finn in the 5,000M. Finn finished fourth in 15:58.64.