T&F Trio Set for NCAA Outdoor Championships

DENTON, Texas – Karlington Anunagba, KeAyla Dove and Zion Hill will compete for North Texas Track & Field Wednesday through Friday at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Anunagba advanced to Nationals in the 100 meters with a time of 10.17 at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. The senior from Lagos, Nigeria, will compete in the semifinals Wednesday at 7:46 p.m. CT.

Dove earned her spot at Nationals with a fourth-place finish in the women's shot put at the preliminary rounds, recording a throw of 59-6.75 (18.15m). The junior from Houston, Texas, will compete for the national championship Thursday at 9:30 p.m. CT.

Hill had the seventh-best throw in the men's javelin preliminaries (231-3; 70.48m) to punch his ticket to Austin. The senior from Bridgetown, Barbados, will compete in the final Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. CT.

The three NCAA Championship qualifiers is the most non-relay participants for UNT at Nationals since 1983 when Donna Thomas (long jump), Johnny Walker (800 meters), Lynn Howe (400-meter hurdles) and the men's 4x 400-meter relay team (Lynn Howe, Doug Jackson, Richard Pace, Johnny Walker) all advanced to the big stage.

Live results from Austin will be provided by the NCAA. The meet will be televised on ESPN2, and event-by-event coverage will be provided on ESPN+. A full broadcast schedule can be found on the NCAA official site. Tickets can be purchased through the University of Texas.

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