Olsen and Bynum Compete in NCAA West First Round
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Marquette University track & field student-athletes Danny Olsen and Annika Bynum competed in the NCAA West First Round this week.
Olsen competed in the first round of the 400m on Wednesday night with a 46.48 second performance. Olsen had the 47th best time coming into the first round and finished 25th.
Olsen qualified for the NCAA first round after he won gold and broke his own program record with a time of 46.21 seconds in the 400-meter at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on May 17, becoming Marquette’s first ever conference champion in the event.
Bynum competed in the semifinals of the high jump for the second year in a row and no heighted on Saturday.
“It was a terrific season for Annika,” Rogers said. “Unfortunately, today wasn’t her day. She has been a tremendous leader on our team and made quite an impact on the program these past four years.”
Bynum qualified for the semifinals after tying the program record in the high jump, clearing 1.80 meters at the Uncaged Eagle Open on May 9.
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