Chris Preddie punched his ticket to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships as the freshman qualified in the men’s long jump on Wednesday at the 2023 NCAA West Prelims at Hornet Stadium.
Preddie, from Little River Academy, Texas, became the second Texas State men’s long jumper in the last three years to qualify for the national championships thanks to a leap of 7.66 meters/25-1.75 on day one of the prelims. It was ninth-best in the field of 48, placing him in the top-12 that qualify for nationals.
Overall, seven Bobcats competed on Wednesday. In addition to Preddie advancing to the next meet, Daniel Harrold broke a school record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s 110 meter hurdles. He ran the fourth-fastest time overall in the first round and earned the automatic qualifier into Friday’s quarterfinals by winning his heat with a time of 13.64. He broke the school record that he set in April 2022.
