- Day 1 Results

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – West Texas A&M sophomore Fatim Affessi claimed her second straight Outdoor Long Jump National Championship on Thursday night in Charlotte, North Carolina during day one of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at the Irwin Belk Complex.
 
MEN
Abraham Seaneke started off the meet with a ninth place finish in the men's Long Jump with a mark of 7.41m in his final attempt of the afternoon, the junior will wrap-up his weekend on Saturday morning at 11:45 a.m. CT in the Triple Jump finals.
 
Ricky Harvie finished ninth in his heat and 15^th overall in the 1,500m with a time of 3:53.67, Quinton Sansing auto-qualified for Saturday's 400m Finals (3:25 p.m. CT) as the freshman ran a time of 47.10 in Heat 2 for the seventh overall fastest time.
 
Tobia Lahbi ended the opening day of competition in the 400m Hurdles as the senior finished second in Heat 3 and fourth overall with a time of 51.45 to auto-qualify for Saturday's final (4:30 p.m. CT) while teammate Antonio Barrancos finished 13^th overall with a time of 52.35.
 
WOMEN
The Lady Buff 4x100m Relay team of Fatim Affessi, Nele Heinrich, Valda Kabla and Kennedy Hudson finished fifth in their heat and 10^th overall in the prelims with a time of 45.91 to miss out on Saturday's final by 0.13 of a second. Kabia registered a 14^th place finish in the 400m prelims with a time of 55.07 followed by Heinrich in 18^th (55.78).
 
Hudson finished third in Heat 3 and 16^th overall in the women's 100m Dash prelims with a time of 12.04. Affessi closed out Day 1 in style as the sophomore repeated as the Women's Outdoor Long Jump National Champion with a mark of 6.32m in her third attempt of the night.
 
Day 2 West Texas A&M Schedule (All Times Central)
2:30 – Men's High Jump Finals (Paolo Lazaric)
3:45 – Women's Triple Jump Finals (Fatim Affessi)
4:35 – Men's 200m Prelims (Quinton Sansing)
4:50 – Women's 200 Prelims (Valda Kabia)
5:05 – Men's 800m Prelims (Brandon Rivera)
5:40 – Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims (Kylon Drones)
5:55 – Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims (Madison Thetford)
7:10 – Women's 4x400m Relay Prelims (Arlene Crossan, Madison Thetford, Valda Kabia, Nele Heinrich)