Footer Advances To NCAA Finals
CLAREMONT, Calif. — Hardin-Simmons freshman hurdler Derek Footer moved into the NCAA finals with a 14.51 in the preliminaries on Friday evening at Claremont Mudd Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif.
Footer finished third in his heat and was one of the six fastest non-winning times in the prelims to advance to the NCAA Finals on Saturday. The final is slated for 5:25 CST on Saturday.
Footer is looking to become the school's first Divsision III men's track All-American in the four-year history of the program.
Fans can follow the NCAA meet at the following two links.
110 Hurdles Results
|
Place |
Competitor |
Cl. |
School |
Time |
Wind |
|
1 |
Justin Johnson |
FR |
St. Norbert |
14.15Q |
1.9 |
|
2 |
Adam Scalesse |
SO |
Coast Guard |
14.26Q |
2.2 |
|
3 |
Sutton Coleman |
SR |
Rose-Hulman |
14.35Q |
2.7 |
|
4 |
Junior Saint Preux |
FR |
McMurry |
14.34q |
2.2 |
|
5 |
Matt Jurcak |
SR |
Case Western |
14.36q |
1.9 14.351 |
|
6 |
Matt Bundy |
JR |
Wesley |
14.36q |
2.7 14.359 |
|
7 |
Ryan Lopez-Jordan |
SO |
Marietta |
14.45q |
2.7 |
|
8 |
Joe Pruckno |
SR |
Utica |
14.50q |
2.2 |
|
9 |
Derek Footer |
FR |
Hardin-Simmons |
14.51q |
1.9 |
|
10 |
Austin Curbow |
SR |
Otterbein |
14.60 |
1.9 |
|
11 |
Aaron Loferski |
JR |
Wis.-Platteville |
14.67 |
2.2 |
|
12 |
Marcus Smith |
JR |
Wis.-Whitewater |
14.71 |
1.9 |
|
13 |
TJ Valley |
SO |
Wis.-Platteville |
14.74 |
2.2 |
|
14 |
Mike Judd |
FR |
Wis.-Whitewater |
14.76 |
2.2 |
|
15 |
Larry Johnson |
JR |
Wartburg |
14.79 |
1.9 |
|
16 |
Ronnie Posthauer |
FR |
Wabash |
14.82 |
2.2 |
|
17 |
Ethan Miller |
SR |
Central College |
14.92 |
2.7 |
|
18 |
Alexander Pawlak |
SR |
Concordia (Wis.) |
15.04 |
2.7 |
|
19 |
Adam Nichols |
JR |
Wis.-La Crosse |
15.08 |
1.9 |
|
20 |
Tyler Jackson |
SR |
Washington U. |
16.95 |
2.7 |
Heat 2
|
1 |
Justin Johnson |
FR |
St. Norbert |
14.15Q |
|
2 |
Matt Jurcak |
SR |
Case Western |
14.36q 14.351 |
|
3 |
Derek Footer |
FR |
Hardin-Simmons |
14.51q |
|
4 |
Austin Curbow |
SR |
Otterbein |
14.60 |
|
5 |
Marcus Smith |
JR |
Wis.-Whitewater |
14.71 |
|
6 |
Larry Johnson |
JR |
Wartburg |
14.79 |
|
7 |
Adam Nichols |
JR |
Wis.-La Crosse |
15.08 |

