Wednesday, June 5
Eugene, OR
12:30 PM
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NCAA Outdoor Championships
Ault Earns NCAA Silver Medal In Javelin
June 05, 2024 | Track & Field
NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 5-8 | Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
Streaming Links: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Live Results
Men Start Lists | Women Start Lists
Schedule of UW athletes at NCAAs (all times Pacific) | Complete Event Schedule
Thursday, June 6
Women's Events (Plus Men's Decathlon Day 2)
11:30am – Decathlon 110m Hurdles – Jami Schlueter
12:20pm – Decathlon Discus – Jami Schlueter
1:30pm – Decathlon Pole Vault – Jami Schlueter
4:00pm – Decathlon Javelin – Jami Schlueter
5:46pm – 1500m Semifinals – Chloe Foerster, Sophie O'Sullivan
6:00pm – Pole Vault – Nastassja Campbell, Amanda Moll, Hana Moll
7:56pm – Decathlon 1500m – Jami Schlueter
(Wilma Nielsen will not compete in the 800-meters)
Friday, June 7
Men's Events
6:12pm – 1500m Final – Nathan Green, Luke Houser, Joe Waskom
Saturday, June 8
Women's Events
2:41pm – 1500m Final – Chloe Foerster, Sophie O'Sullivan
EUGENE, Ore. – Chandler Ault's sensational senior season peaked tonight at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as he shattered his own School Record one more time, and took the silver medal in the javelin throw at Hayward Field. Ault's runner-up finish is the best by a Husky thrower at nationals since 1985, and was the big highlight of a busy day one for the Dawgs.
Ault's victory, and an eighth-place tie in the pole vault from Max Manson provided the men's team with an unusual 8.2 points. The women's events will take center stage on Thursday, along with the second half of the men's decathlon that includes Jami Schlueter sitting in seventh-place. The men will then close out on Friday where their trio of NCAA Champions—Luke Houser, Joe Waskom, and Nathan Green—will all be back in the 1,500-meter after advancing through today's semi.
Ault Cements Legacy
In his second year as a Dawg, the former Princeton standout closed his collegiate career with quite a bang. Ault got on a roll beginning in early April when he threw a PR of 243-3 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite. That followed with another PR of 251-1 at the Fresno State Invite, going to No. 2 in school history. He then took the Pac-12 title and broke the School Record for the first time, going 254-3. A third-straight meet throwing beyond 250-feet came at West Prelims, where he rolled into nationals with a second-place finish.
"It's tough after Pacs and Regionals to not start feeling a little sluggish," said Ault. "But we said let's stay focused, let's keep chipping away at practice and getting after the practices with high intensity, which is a little tough but that's the mindset we had."
A year ago Ault was 15th at this championship, but he opened up with a solid 242-9 throw that would have him solidly in the top-nine for the final. He had another 242-0 throw in round three but was in fifth-place at that point. In round four, Ault jumped from sixth up to second, as he connected for a mark of 250-4.
Out in the lead was Georgia's 2022 champion Marc Minichello with a round two throw of 264-9. Ault was the first to threaten that mark in round five, as he got his new record of 260-2 to strengthen his hold on second-place. One throw remained, but Ault took a foul in round six.
On the season as a whole, Ault said "It's just been a matter of syncing things up and finding it at the right meet with the right adrenaline. Today the adrenaline and the technical stuff just lined up really well."
Asked about his thoughts on the coming Olympic Trials, the Michigan native said, "It's all just icing on the cake now. Got this for the team."
The runner-up finish is the best by a Husky thrower since 1985, when Bob Rockett was also the javelin runner-up. The current implement came into use one year later. Tom Sinclair remains the last Husky javelin national champ from 1979.
Title Trio Survive Tough Semi
If there was ever a "semifinal of death" in the 1,500-meters, it had to be heat two of the men's race today. All three Husky NCAA Champions were slotted into that heat, along with many more of the fastest and most accomplished men in the NCAA at the distance. But the Dawgs took care of business one more time to all return to the final.
Houser set the pace for much of the heat as the group did have the advantage of knowing how fast the first heat ran. If the group had a pace faster than 3:39, it could open up time qualifiers for the sixth- and seventh-place finishers. That proved to be the case after Houser kept things moving.
In a blanket finish, Nathan Green was fourth in 3:37.51 and Houser was fifth in 3:37.53. Waskom seemed to not want to push up into the wall in front of him coming to the line, as he looked around and gauged his place and time. He would finish seventh but with the faster pace, that would be the final time qualifier in 3:37.93.
Head Coach Andy Powell has now had a finalist in the men's 1,500-meters in 15 of the past 16 years, with 28 finals entries over that span. It's the fifth time he's had three men reach the final, at Oregon in 2015 and 2010, and now three years in a row with Green, Houser, and Waskom.
Manson Grabs First Team Status
Senior Max Manson scored in the pole vault at nationals for the first time in his career today, in his final meet, crowding onto the eight-place spot in a five-way tie for the final podium position. It followed a script set by Jacob Englar last year, as Englar also made his first podium to cap his one year as a Dawg.
Manson was clean over the first three bars of the competition, making 16-7 ½, then 17-1 ½, and then 17-7 ¼. Only seven men would make the next bar at 18-1 ¼, and while Manson was unable to join them, with no misses to that point, he finished tied for eighth to earn First Team All-America. It nets one-fifth of a point for UW's final team score.
Schlueter's Day One Fun
Jami Schlueter was the first Dawg up at nationals this afternoon as he began the two-day, 10-event march. In the first event of the decathlon, Schlueter won his heat and took seventh overall in the 100-meters in a time of 10.79, a PR by .01 seconds.
On to the long jump, where Schlueter gradually improved on each of his three jumps, getting a best in round three of 23-3 ½. In the shot put, he was just an inch away from his PR, going 47-9 ¾ for sixth in that event.
A big third-attempt high jump make at 6-3 ½ tied his season-best in that event and kept Schlueter sitting in fifth-place overall through four events. The day finished with the 400-meters, with Schlueter posting a time of 49.56 seconds. That leaves him in seventh-place heading into day two, with 4,075 points to add to.
Birchman, Artis Close With Top-20 Efforts
Jonathan Birchman closed out his Husky career with a 20th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdle semifinals. Birchman, competing at a second-straight NCAA Outdoors, was running out of lane nine, which was the same lane he drew in Fayetteville when he advanced with a PR. But it wasn't as clean of a run today for Birchman and he finished eighth in the heat in 51.05 seconds. That earns him Honorable Mention All-America in his final collegiate race.
Washington Results – NCAA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
June 5, 2024
Day 1 of 4 (Men's Events)
Men's 1,500m, Semifinals (top-5 in each heat + next 2 best times to final)
Heat 2 of 2: 4. Nathan Green, 3:37.51Q (advances to final); 5. Luke Houser, 3:37.53Q (advances to final); 7. Joe Waskom, 3:37.93q (advances to final)
Men's 400m Hurdles, Semifinals (top-2 in each heat + next 3 best times to final)
Heat 1 of 3: 8. Jonathan Birchman, 51.05 (20th overall; All-America Honorable Mention)
Men's Pole Vault Final: tie-8. Max Manson, 17-7 ¼ (All-America First Team)
Men's Long Jump Final: 19. Prestin Artis, 24-1 ¾ (All-America Honorable Mention)
Men's Javelin Final: 2. Chandler Ault, 260-2 (NCAA Runner-Up; School Record; All-America First Team)
Men's Decathlon
100m: 7. Jami Schlueter, 10.79
Long Jump: 12. Jami Schlueter, 23-3 ½
Shot Put: 6. Jami Schlueter, 47-9 ¾
High Jump: 10-tie. Jami Schlueter, 6-3 ½
400m: 10. Jami Schlueter, 49.56
Day One Total: 7. Jami Schlueter, 4075 points
June 5-8 | Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
Streaming Links: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Live Results
Men Start Lists | Women Start Lists
Schedule of UW athletes at NCAAs (all times Pacific) | Complete Event Schedule
Thursday, June 6
Women's Events (Plus Men's Decathlon Day 2)
11:30am – Decathlon 110m Hurdles – Jami Schlueter
12:20pm – Decathlon Discus – Jami Schlueter
1:30pm – Decathlon Pole Vault – Jami Schlueter
4:00pm – Decathlon Javelin – Jami Schlueter
5:46pm – 1500m Semifinals – Chloe Foerster, Sophie O'Sullivan
6:00pm – Pole Vault – Nastassja Campbell, Amanda Moll, Hana Moll
7:56pm – Decathlon 1500m – Jami Schlueter
(Wilma Nielsen will not compete in the 800-meters)
Friday, June 7
Men's Events
6:12pm – 1500m Final – Nathan Green, Luke Houser, Joe Waskom
Saturday, June 8
Women's Events
2:41pm – 1500m Final – Chloe Foerster, Sophie O'Sullivan
EUGENE, Ore. – Chandler Ault's sensational senior season peaked tonight at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as he shattered his own School Record one more time, and took the silver medal in the javelin throw at Hayward Field. Ault's runner-up finish is the best by a Husky thrower at nationals since 1985, and was the big highlight of a busy day one for the Dawgs.
Ault's victory, and an eighth-place tie in the pole vault from Max Manson provided the men's team with an unusual 8.2 points. The women's events will take center stage on Thursday, along with the second half of the men's decathlon that includes Jami Schlueter sitting in seventh-place. The men will then close out on Friday where their trio of NCAA Champions—Luke Houser, Joe Waskom, and Nathan Green—will all be back in the 1,500-meter after advancing through today's semi.
Here it is ... the farthest ?? in UW history to earn NCAA Silver ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) June 6, 2024
Chandler Ault smashes his own School Record by six feet (260-2) and ties for the best NCAA finish by a Husky thrower since 1985
He hangs 8? big points on the board to cap day one!#GoHuskies x #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/29zrh6qydz
Ault Cements Legacy
In his second year as a Dawg, the former Princeton standout closed his collegiate career with quite a bang. Ault got on a roll beginning in early April when he threw a PR of 243-3 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite. That followed with another PR of 251-1 at the Fresno State Invite, going to No. 2 in school history. He then took the Pac-12 title and broke the School Record for the first time, going 254-3. A third-straight meet throwing beyond 250-feet came at West Prelims, where he rolled into nationals with a second-place finish.
"It's tough after Pacs and Regionals to not start feeling a little sluggish," said Ault. "But we said let's stay focused, let's keep chipping away at practice and getting after the practices with high intensity, which is a little tough but that's the mindset we had."
A year ago Ault was 15th at this championship, but he opened up with a solid 242-9 throw that would have him solidly in the top-nine for the final. He had another 242-0 throw in round three but was in fifth-place at that point. In round four, Ault jumped from sixth up to second, as he connected for a mark of 250-4.
Out in the lead was Georgia's 2022 champion Marc Minichello with a round two throw of 264-9. Ault was the first to threaten that mark in round five, as he got his new record of 260-2 to strengthen his hold on second-place. One throw remained, but Ault took a foul in round six.
On the season as a whole, Ault said "It's just been a matter of syncing things up and finding it at the right meet with the right adrenaline. Today the adrenaline and the technical stuff just lined up really well."
Asked about his thoughts on the coming Olympic Trials, the Michigan native said, "It's all just icing on the cake now. Got this for the team."
The runner-up finish is the best by a Husky thrower since 1985, when Bob Rockett was also the javelin runner-up. The current implement came into use one year later. Tom Sinclair remains the last Husky javelin national champ from 1979.
Title Trio Survive Tough Semi
If there was ever a "semifinal of death" in the 1,500-meters, it had to be heat two of the men's race today. All three Husky NCAA Champions were slotted into that heat, along with many more of the fastest and most accomplished men in the NCAA at the distance. But the Dawgs took care of business one more time to all return to the final.
Houser set the pace for much of the heat as the group did have the advantage of knowing how fast the first heat ran. If the group had a pace faster than 3:39, it could open up time qualifiers for the sixth- and seventh-place finishers. That proved to be the case after Houser kept things moving.
In a blanket finish, Nathan Green was fourth in 3:37.51 and Houser was fifth in 3:37.53. Waskom seemed to not want to push up into the wall in front of him coming to the line, as he looked around and gauged his place and time. He would finish seventh but with the faster pace, that would be the final time qualifier in 3:37.93.
For the third year in a row, Nathan Green, Luke Houser, and Joe Waskom are all in the NCAA final.#GoHuskies x #MightyAreTheMilers pic.twitter.com/cw60H67vZz
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) June 6, 2024
Head Coach Andy Powell has now had a finalist in the men's 1,500-meters in 15 of the past 16 years, with 28 finals entries over that span. It's the fifth time he's had three men reach the final, at Oregon in 2015 and 2010, and now three years in a row with Green, Houser, and Waskom.
Manson Grabs First Team Status
Senior Max Manson scored in the pole vault at nationals for the first time in his career today, in his final meet, crowding onto the eight-place spot in a five-way tie for the final podium position. It followed a script set by Jacob Englar last year, as Englar also made his first podium to cap his one year as a Dawg.
Manson was clean over the first three bars of the competition, making 16-7 ½, then 17-1 ½, and then 17-7 ¼. Only seven men would make the next bar at 18-1 ¼, and while Manson was unable to join them, with no misses to that point, he finished tied for eighth to earn First Team All-America. It nets one-fifth of a point for UW's final team score.
Max Manson keeps himself at the top of the leaderboard with his third-straight make!
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) June 6, 2024
He goes over 17-7 1/4 on the first attempt.
?? https://t.co/5isyosoQKV // #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/oe5RMYysyI
Schlueter's Day One Fun
Jami Schlueter was the first Dawg up at nationals this afternoon as he began the two-day, 10-event march. In the first event of the decathlon, Schlueter won his heat and took seventh overall in the 100-meters in a time of 10.79, a PR by .01 seconds.
On to the long jump, where Schlueter gradually improved on each of his three jumps, getting a best in round three of 23-3 ½. In the shot put, he was just an inch away from his PR, going 47-9 ¾ for sixth in that event.
A big third-attempt high jump make at 6-3 ½ tied his season-best in that event and kept Schlueter sitting in fifth-place overall through four events. The day finished with the 400-meters, with Schlueter posting a time of 49.56 seconds. That leaves him in seventh-place heading into day two, with 4,075 points to add to.
Birchman, Artis Close With Top-20 Efforts
Jonathan Birchman closed out his Husky career with a 20th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdle semifinals. Birchman, competing at a second-straight NCAA Outdoors, was running out of lane nine, which was the same lane he drew in Fayetteville when he advanced with a PR. But it wasn't as clean of a run today for Birchman and he finished eighth in the heat in 51.05 seconds. That earns him Honorable Mention All-America in his final collegiate race.
Washington Results – NCAA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
June 5, 2024
Day 1 of 4 (Men's Events)
Men's 1,500m, Semifinals (top-5 in each heat + next 2 best times to final)
Heat 2 of 2: 4. Nathan Green, 3:37.51Q (advances to final); 5. Luke Houser, 3:37.53Q (advances to final); 7. Joe Waskom, 3:37.93q (advances to final)
Men's 400m Hurdles, Semifinals (top-2 in each heat + next 3 best times to final)
Heat 1 of 3: 8. Jonathan Birchman, 51.05 (20th overall; All-America Honorable Mention)
Men's Pole Vault Final: tie-8. Max Manson, 17-7 ¼ (All-America First Team)
Men's Long Jump Final: 19. Prestin Artis, 24-1 ¾ (All-America Honorable Mention)
Men's Javelin Final: 2. Chandler Ault, 260-2 (NCAA Runner-Up; School Record; All-America First Team)
Men's Decathlon
100m: 7. Jami Schlueter, 10.79
Long Jump: 12. Jami Schlueter, 23-3 ½
Shot Put: 6. Jami Schlueter, 47-9 ¾
High Jump: 10-tie. Jami Schlueter, 6-3 ½
400m: 10. Jami Schlueter, 49.56
Day One Total: 7. Jami Schlueter, 4075 points
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