EMPORIA, Kansas – The Broncos competed in five events during day one of the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Emporia, Kansas.
 
Junior Darius Hill placed 16^th in the long jump, which was the first finals event for CPP at the National Championships. The Murrieta native's best jump came on his first attempt, reaching 7.14 meters.
 
On the prelims side, the 4x100 relay team of Alessio Sommacal, Deandre Smith, Joshua Johnson, and Colin Quinn placed 12^th with a time of 40.54. Because they did not finish in the top eight of the event, the relay team did not qualify for Saturday's finals.
 
Ayana Fields set a personal record in the 400 meters on Thursday, running 53.25 for the third-fastest time in program history. She shaved .02 seconds off from her previous best of 53.27, which she ran at the DII Outdoor Championships in 2023. Fields' seventh-place finish qualified for the finals on Saturday at 1:15 PM PDT.
 
Lorenzo Boyd ran a 10.27 in the 100 meter dash, placing 15^th in the nation. Boyd's 2024 season comes to a close, having broken the CPP school record in the 100m at 10.23 during the Franson Last Chance meet earlier this month.
 
Ryan Fields (51.48) and Alessio Sommacal (55.28) rounded out day one with the 400 meter hurdles, placing 4^th and 16^th, respectively. Fields advances to the 400 meter hurdle finals on Saturday at 2:10 PM PDT, while both Fields and Sommacal will compete in the 110 meter hurdle prelims tomorrow at 4:35 PM PDT.
 
 
All-Americans
Student-athletes earn First-Team USTFCCCA All-American honors by virtue of finishing among the top-eight in their respective events – including as a member of a relay team – at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Second-team selections are given to those athletes who finished in spots Nos. 9-12 in individual events. Ninth and tenth-place relay teams also earned the distinction.
 
 
2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hosted by Emporia State University – Emporia, Kansas
Schedule of Events (Times PDT)
 
Thursday, May 23
✔ | 16^th Place | Men's Long Jump (Finals) – Darius Hill
✔ | 12^th Place | Men's 4x100 (Prelims) – Alessio Sommacal, Deandre Smith, Joshua Johnson, Colin Quinn
✔ | 7^th Place | Women's 400m (Prelims) – Ayana Fields
✔ | 15^th Place | Men's 100m (Prelims) – Lorenzo Boyd
✔ | 4^th Place | Men's 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – Ryan Fields
✔ | 16^th Place | Men's 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – Alessio Sommacal
 
Friday, May 24
3:45 PM | Women's 200m (Prelims) – Ayana Fields
4:35 PM | Men's 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – Ryan Fields, Alessio Sommacal
6:10 PM | Women's 4x400 (Prelims) – Jaelyn Thomas, Ari Milton, Yuna Queniat, Ayana Fields
 
Saturday, May 25
10:30 AM | Men's Pole Vault (Final) – Matteo Madrassi
10:45 AM | Men's Triple Jump (Final) – Justin Cardoza
12:00 PM | Men's 4x100 Relay (Final) - Sommacal, Smith, Johnson, Quinn
12:45 PM | Men's 110m Hurdles (Final) – Ryan Fields, Alessio Sommacal
1:15 PM | Women's 400m (Final) – Ayana Fields
1:25 PM | Men's 100m (Final) – Boyd
2:10 PM | Men's 400m Hurdles (Final) – Ryan Fields, Sommacal
2:50 PM | Women's 200m (Final) – Ayana Fields
4:00 PM | Women's 4x400 (Final) – Jaelyn Thomas, Ari Milton, Yuna Queniat, Ayana Fields