Foster Punches Ticket to Eugene, Three Advance as Tigers Begin NCAA East First Round

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Greg Foster punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships while three other Tigers advanced to Friday's quarterfinal events as the Tigers opened up competition at the NCAA East First Round in Jacksonville, Fla.

On a rainy night following a six hour weather delay, Foster took fourth place with a jump of 7.64m/25-¾" to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. next month.

It will mark the first Outdoor NCAA Championship appearance for Foster, a five time Ivy League long jump champion and two-time indoor NCAA competitor.

Also embarking on the road to Eugene, Harrison Witt, Sam Rodman and Chris Paige all advanced to Friday's quarterfinals after the first round of competition.

In the 1500m, Witt took first place in heat four with a time of 3:39.86 to automatically qualify for the next round. His time was second overall.

Similarly, in the 800m, Rodman won his heat with a mark of 1:47.28 to automatically qualify. The time put him at sixth in the overall standings and is less than 0.5 seconds off from his personal best.

Chris Paige set a new personal best in the 400m hurdles, clocking in at 50.61. Taking second place in heat four, Paige automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.

Also on night one, a pair of Tigers competed in the 10,000m as first-year Jacob Nenow and senior Nicholas Bendtsen finished 19th (29:39.35) and 22nd (29:40.22), respectively.

Asher Robbins took 21st in the hammer throw with a mark of 63.66m/208-10". Joey Gant also finished in the top 30, clocking in at 46.65 in the 400.

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Princeton will pick up competition again on Friday, May 30th in Jacksonville. Friday will include quarterfinals of tonight's track events, the 5000m, the 4x400 relay, and additional field event

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