Three members of the Wayne State College outdoor track & field team were listed among the NCAA Division II national qualifiers.
According to a release from Wayne State Athletics, women's discus throwers senior Reilly Young and sophomore Torrance Tso and men's sprinter freshman Emmanuel Badejo have qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Colorado May 22-24.
Youngbfrom Scotia (Central Valley HS), is an NCAA national qualifier in the discus for the second time in her Wildcat career after making nationals in 2023 as a redshirt sophomore. She has the third-best mark in NCAA Division II this season at 171’ recorded April 30 at the Maverick Open in Mankato, Minnesota. Young captured the NSIC individual championship in the discus last weekend in Duluth, Minnesota with a top mark of 164’ 11”.
Tso, from Norfolk (Norfolk HS), is an NCAA national qualifier for the first time. She earned All-NSIC honors at last weekend’s conference championships with a throw of 154’ 2”. Tso’s season-best mark of 158’ 10” came at the South Dakota Challenge on April 11 and she is ranked 17th in NCAA Division II entering nationals.
Both athletes will compete in the discus on Friday, May 23 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time.
Badejo, from Ijebu Ode, Nigeria, was the NSIC champion in the 400-meter dash at last weekend’s NSIC Championships in Duluth, Minnesota with a winning time of 46.58 seconds, a new NSIC Meet Record. He is ranked 11th in NCAA Division II in the 400-meter dash entering nationals thanks to a season-best and new school record time of 46.39 seconds run at the USD Tune-Up Meet May 2.
Badejo will compete in the 400-meter dash at nationals on Thursday, May 22 at 6:55 p.m. Central Time and is one of 22 national qualifiers in the event.
