HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College track and field team added two more national qualifications on Friday at Jackson's Invite in Nampa, Idaho.
"Day one set us up for success for day two," Saints assistant coach
Ryan Utsey said.
Kelsey Bassett went 3.65 in the pole vault and hit the NAIA A-Standard. Her mark moves her into the Top 5 in the NAIA.
Hannah Porch won her heat of the 200-meter preliminaries, hitting a time of 26.03, the seventh best time at the meet. Porch hit the NAIA B-standard in the 60-meter dash, running the second fastest in prelims on Friday. She also placed sixth in the long jump with a leap of 5.44 meters.
Brooke Endy also qualified for the 200-meter finals, running a time of 26.32. Endy qualified for the finals in the 60-meter sprint, too, running a time of 8.05.
Spencer Swaim ran a 15:57.14 in the 5,000 meter run.
Bryce Green ran an 8.50, narrowly missing qualifying for NAIA nationals by eight tenths of a second. It was his personal record.
Josh Malone placed ninth in the long jump with a leap of 6.72 meters.
"The team is excited for good things to come tomorrow," Utsey said.
The meet resumes on Saturday.