Full Results

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Illinois men's track & field athletes Devin Quinn (100m), Joe Haight, (400m) and Denis O'Callaghan (1500m) each advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective events by way of their qualifying first-round performances Thursday night at NCAA West Prelims. Quinn and Haight will each compete in their quarterfinal events tomorrow, and O'Callaghan will run Saturday night in the 1500m quarterfinals. The top-12 times in each event will earn a spot at NCAA Championships, held June 5-8 at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Senior Denis O'Callaghan was the first Illini to earn a spot in quarterfinals on Thursday night. Running in the final heat in the 1500m first round, O'Callaghan clocked a personal-best finish time of 3:45.31 to qualify by time for Saturday night's quarterfinal round. His finish time was 15th overall in the first round field. This is O'Callaghan's first-career appearance at NCAA West Prelims.

Next to qualify for the next round was Devin Quinn in the 100m. The Big Ten 100m Champion recorded the top time in his heat with a finish time of 10.22 to automatically qualify for Friday night's quarterfinal. His 10.22 finish was the third-fastest overall in the opening round field. Quinn is looking to qualify for nationals in the 100m for the second straight year. 

In the final Illini-contested event of the evening, Joe Haight qualified by time for the men's 400m, recording the 17th overall time in the opening round. Haight clocked a time of 46.71, his second-fastest finish in the event this season, to earn a spot in Friday night's quarterfinal round. Haight, a two-time West Prelims qualifier in the 400m, advances to the event quarterfinal for the first time in his career.

Event times for Friday and Saturday and full Illini results from Day 1 at NCAA West Prelims are below.     

Event Schedule

Illinois Day One Results  

Men's 100m: 3. Devin Quinn- 10.22, Q

Men's 400m: 17. Joe Haight- 46.71, q

Women's 400m: 34. Chisom Nwoko- 54.26

Men's 1500m: 15. Denis O'Callaghan- 3:45.31, q
                        38. Jesse Reiser- 3:50.54

Women's Long Jump: 31. Janile Rogers- 5.86 meters  

Men's Pole Vault: 33. Jacob LaRocca- 4.96 meters

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