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NCAA West Preliminary Round
AUSTIN, Texas — UC Irvine senior Charles Jock won his first-round heat in the 800 meters Thursday.
Jock had a time of 1 minute, 49.73 seconds at Mike A. Myers Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals Friday at 5 p.m. PT. The top 12 following the quarters will move on to the NCAA Championships June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Anteater senior Jacob Yowell also advanced to the quarterfinals in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 51.57 to place third in his first-round heat. The quarters are at 5:30 p.m. PT Friday with the top 12 earning spots in the NCAA Championships.
