INDIANAPOLIS — Duquesne freshman
Louie Liberatore has qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the men's javelin, as announced Thursday by the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee.
Liberatore earned his spot with a school-record throw of 64.50 meters (211 feet, 7 inches) at last weekend's IC4A Championships. He is the first javelin qualifier in program history and enters the NCAA East First Round as the No. 32 seed. The top 48 athletes in each event were selected for first-round competition.
A native of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Liberatore eclipsed the 60-meter mark five times this season. He was the silver medalist at the Atlantic 10 Championships and won individual titles at the George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invitational and the Saint Francis Red Flash Open. His record-setting mark at the IC4A meet earned him All-East honors and a bronze medal.
Liberatore is the first Duke to qualify for the NCAA men's championships since Collin Ebling (800m) and Isaac Elliott (100m) in 2022.
EAST REGIONAL INFO
The NCAA East First Round will be hosted by North Florida at Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The men's javelin competition is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, at 2:30 p.m. The top 12 competitors from each individual event advance to the national championship.
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