ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany track & field program sends two representatives to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Ludith Campos will compete in the hammer throw on Thursday, June 6, while
Amelia Benjamin will compete in the high jump on Saturday, June 8.
Meet Info
NCAA National Championships
June 5-8 | Eugene, Oregon
Championship Central |
Live Results
Streaming
Hammer Throw (6 pm ET) |
High Jump (5 pm ET)
Women's Main
Day 1 |
Day 2
Road to Eugene
The final stop before nationals came on May 22-25, at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in Lexington, KY. A top-12 finish was the standard for any athlete looking to punch their ticket to Eugene. Finishing in 8th place in the hammer throw, Campos becomes the first female athlete in the event to qualify for the national competition in school history. Her 205-06 throw broke her own school record in the event. The graduate student from Mount Vernon, N.Y. also becomes the Dominican Republic national record holder with the day's mark.
In the high jump, Benjamin cleared 5-11-0.25 to put her in 11th place. The jump also marked a personal best, freshman, and all-class school record. The freshman from Ellenville, N.Y. also becomes the first female high jumper in school history to qualify for the national competition.
Tracktown, U.S.A.
This year's NCAA championships are to be held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. The world-famous Hayward Field is a staple in the professional and collegiate track and field world. While the NCAA Championships haven't visited Eugene since 2022, the facility was home to the World Athletics Championships in the same year. Hosting professional athletes from around the world is nothing new for Tracktown, as it is frequently the location for the U.S. Olympic Trials, USATF National Championships, and the world-class Pre Classic, a diamond league event.
Spring Recap
- Kicking off the season at the Black & Gold Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Campos won the hammer throw with a mark of 192-0.400. Benjamin placed third in the high jump clearing 5-08.00.
- On March 30, the squad traveled to UConn for The Dogfight meet. Campos finished in 5th place with a throw of 176-05.00. Benjamin finished in second place clearing an (at the time) outdoor best height of 5-08.75.
- The next time out, Benjamin increased her outdoor best, winning the Northeast Challenge with a height of 5-09.25.
- At the annual Bobbi Palma Spring Classic, both Campos and Benjamin won their events with marks of 197-11.00 and 5-05.00 respectively.
- Competing at the historic Penn Relays, Campos placed 11th in the Championship division of the women's hammer throw with a mark of 186-09.00. Benjamin placed fifth in the Championship division of the women's high jump, clearing 5-07.00.
- Campos and Benjamin contributed to the team score at the America East Championships, bringing UAlbany to its 15th-straight outdoors conference title. Campos won the silver in the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 198-07.00. Benjamin defended her title from indoors, winning the high jump with a clearance of 5-05.75.
- Army West Point hosted the West Point Twilight meet on May 9. Benjamin won the high jump and tied her outdoor best with a jump of 5-09.25.
