JONESBORO, Ark. (5/17/25) – Several Arkansas State track and field athletes will compete Sunday at the South Alabama Last Chance, jockeying for qualifying position in the upcoming NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.

Competition begins at 3:30 p.m. with the men’s shot put while the first event on the track for the Red Wolves will be the 100-meter hurdles at 4:30 p.m.

TEAMS REPRESENTED: Arkansas State, Louisiana, South Alabama (host), Southern Miss, Troy, ULM

THREE THINGS TO NOTE:

1.     REGIONAL QUALIFYING: Sunday’s meet – appropriately titled “Last Chance” – represents the final chance for athletes to cement qualifying position in the upcoming NCAA Preliminary Rounds. Entering Sunday, A-State currently has eight athletes within the top 48 in at least one of their respective events in the West Region.  

MEN
5000 meters: Jacob Pyeatt – 13:35.90 (#33)
110m Hurdles: Colby Eddowes – 13.45 (#9)
Pole Vault: Bradley Jelmert – 5.55m/18-2.5 (#4); John Carswell – 5.28m/17-3.75 (#32)
Long Jump: Colby Eddowes – 7.67m/25-2 (#25)
Shot Put: Menachem Chen – 18.11m/59-5 (#44)
Discus: Menachem Chen – 55.75m/182-11 (#46)
Hammer: Noa Isaia – 62.54m/205-2 (#20)

WOMEN
Pole Vault: Carly Pujol – 4.31m/14-1.75 (#20)
Shot Put: Michelle Ogbemudia – 16.40m/53-9.75 (#22)
 

2.     PYEATT’S PROWESS: Arkansas State standout distance runner Jacob Pyeatt scored 20 points at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships, one of two men’s athletes to do so. He was also named the league’s Track Performer of the Year for not only his efforts at the championships but throughout the season.
 

3.     ELEVEN RED WOLVES ON THE ALL-SUN BELT SQUADS: A total of 11 Red Wolves notched all-conference finishes at the outdoor championships, including six on the first team: Menachem Chen, Colby Eddowes, Noa Isaia, Bradley Jelmert, Jacob Pyeatt and Carly Pujol. Brandon Williams, Miranda Burgett and Michelle Ogbemudia were second-team finishers, while Kamil Przybyla and Tyra Nabors were on the third team.

NEXT UP

After competing in Mobile, A-State will next send multiple athletes to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, scheduled for May 28-31 in College Station, Texas.

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