FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (May 27) – UC Santa Barbara Track and Field opened competition at the NCAA West Regionals on Wednesday as Finn Andrews, Mac Lamkin, and Matt Staples represented the Gauchos on day one at John McDonnell Field.
In the opening round of the 400m hurdles, Lamkin advanced to Friday's quarterfinal after placing second in his heat with a personal best time of 50.67, earning the 15th fastest mark overall. Andrews followed with a heat winning performance of 50.55, automatically qualifying for the quarterfinals as the 12th seed.
In the 200m, Staples crossed the line in 21.24.
NEXT UP
Pyrce Edwards will make his NCAA West Regional debut in the 110m hurdles on Thursday at 4:15 p.m. PST. Lamkin and Andrews return to the track Friday for the 400m hurdles quarterfinal at 5:25 p.m. PST, competing for a spot at the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field.
