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Spartan Track & Field Championships Begins NCAA East First Round Wednesday
5/27/2025 12:40:00 PM | Track and Field
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State Track & Field begins its quest for the NCAA Championships, sending 19 athletes to the NCAA First Round in Jacksonville, Florida, May 28-31.
The Spartans will send 19 athletes for a total of 21 entries to the NCAA East First Round, which will be held on the campus of the University of North Florida.
The men will get the action started on Wednesday, May 28. The Spartans will have four athletes competing on Wednesday all in field events, starting with Joshua DeVries in the hammer throw at 10 a.m. Trevin Phillips will compete in the javelin at 2:30 p.m., while both Colby and Dillon Morlock with throw the shot put at 6 p.m.
The women will take center stage on Thursday with eight athletes in action in five events. Once again, field events will get things started with the hammer at 10 a.m. with Elle Adrian and Valadian Pallett in competition. Adrian earned indoor All-American honors in the weight throw earlier this year. Freshman sensation Rachel Forsyth is seeded 12th in the quarterfinals of the 1500m. She and Olivia Millen will race at 6 p.m. Forsyth is in the second heat, while Millen is in the third.
At the same time, Jessica Stieb and Rylan Finstrom will be competing in the shot put. Finstrom is in the first flight, while Stieb is in the third with a season-best throw of 16.48m.
Friday brings a multitude of quarterfinals and three Spartans to the track. In field competition, Dalton DeBeau starts action at 1 p.m. with the discus, followed by Brady Schultz in the high jump at 3:30 p.m. Andrew Nolan is the highest seeded Spartan male athlete, seeded 11the in the 3000m steeplechase, which starts at 5:40 p.m. Nolan will start things off in the first heat. He will be joined by Tyler Pritchett in the third heat. Due to his season-best time of 13:34.19, Riley Hough will compete in the semifinals of the 5000m at 8:10 p.m.
On the final day of action on Saturday, Kate Stewart-Barnett, who just captured a Big Ten title, is the highest-seeded Spartan, standing third in the 3000m steeplechase. She and Sophia Lucki will run at 5:40 p.m. The final event on the track for MSU will be the 5000m semifinal with Forsyth pulling possible double duty. The event begins at 8:10 p.m. If she advances from Thursday's first round, she will run the quarterfinals of the 1500m at 5:15 p.m. Also in action in her second event is Pallett, who will also do the discus at 1 p.m.
Athletes finishing within the top 12 in their event will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from June 11-14, where they will meet the top 12 finishers from the West Regional, being held in College Station, Texas.
Michigan State is sending the most athletes to the NCAA First Round since 25 were selected in 2019. Last season, the Spartans sent 18, while sending 12 in 2023. Overall, Michigan State will send 10 women and nine men to Florida to compete.
Wednesday, May 28
Joshua DeVries – Hammer (17th) – 10 a.m.
Trevin Phillips – Javelin (38th) – 2:30 p.m.
Colby Morlock – Shot Put (21st) – 6 p.m.
Dillon Morlock – Shot Put (22nd) – 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 29
Elle Adrian – Hammer (23rd) –10 a.m.
Valadian Pallett – Hammer (35th) – 10 a.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 1500m (12th) – 6 p.m.
Olivia Millen – 1500m (38th) – 6 p.m.
Jessica Stieb – Shot Put (22nd) – 6 p.m.
Rylan Finstrom – Shot Put (42nd) –6 p.m.
Shae Harbaugh – 800m (33rd) – 7:50 p.m.
Kaitlyn Hynes – 10,000m (45th) –9:10 p.m.
Friday, May 30
Dalton DeBeau – Discus (30th) –1 p.m.
Brady Schultz – High Jump (21st) – 3:30 p.m.
Andrew Nolan – 3000m Steeplechase (11th) – 5:40 p.m.
Tyler Pritchett – 3000m Steeplechase (34th) – 5:40 p.m.
Riley Hough – 5000m (32nd) –8:10 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
Valadian Pallett –Discus (42nd) –1 p.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 1500m (Quarterfinal) – 5:15 p.m.
Olivia Millen – 1500m (Quarterfinal) – 5:15 p.m.
Kate Stewart-Barnett – 3000m Steeplechase (3rd) – 5:40 p.m.
Sophia Lucki –Jr. –3000m Steeplechase (47th) – 5:40 p.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 5000m (16th) – 8:10 p.m.
The Spartans will send 19 athletes for a total of 21 entries to the NCAA East First Round, which will be held on the campus of the University of North Florida.
The men will get the action started on Wednesday, May 28. The Spartans will have four athletes competing on Wednesday all in field events, starting with Joshua DeVries in the hammer throw at 10 a.m. Trevin Phillips will compete in the javelin at 2:30 p.m., while both Colby and Dillon Morlock with throw the shot put at 6 p.m.
The women will take center stage on Thursday with eight athletes in action in five events. Once again, field events will get things started with the hammer at 10 a.m. with Elle Adrian and Valadian Pallett in competition. Adrian earned indoor All-American honors in the weight throw earlier this year. Freshman sensation Rachel Forsyth is seeded 12th in the quarterfinals of the 1500m. She and Olivia Millen will race at 6 p.m. Forsyth is in the second heat, while Millen is in the third.
At the same time, Jessica Stieb and Rylan Finstrom will be competing in the shot put. Finstrom is in the first flight, while Stieb is in the third with a season-best throw of 16.48m.
Friday brings a multitude of quarterfinals and three Spartans to the track. In field competition, Dalton DeBeau starts action at 1 p.m. with the discus, followed by Brady Schultz in the high jump at 3:30 p.m. Andrew Nolan is the highest seeded Spartan male athlete, seeded 11the in the 3000m steeplechase, which starts at 5:40 p.m. Nolan will start things off in the first heat. He will be joined by Tyler Pritchett in the third heat. Due to his season-best time of 13:34.19, Riley Hough will compete in the semifinals of the 5000m at 8:10 p.m.
On the final day of action on Saturday, Kate Stewart-Barnett, who just captured a Big Ten title, is the highest-seeded Spartan, standing third in the 3000m steeplechase. She and Sophia Lucki will run at 5:40 p.m. The final event on the track for MSU will be the 5000m semifinal with Forsyth pulling possible double duty. The event begins at 8:10 p.m. If she advances from Thursday's first round, she will run the quarterfinals of the 1500m at 5:15 p.m. Also in action in her second event is Pallett, who will also do the discus at 1 p.m.
Athletes finishing within the top 12 in their event will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from June 11-14, where they will meet the top 12 finishers from the West Regional, being held in College Station, Texas.
Michigan State is sending the most athletes to the NCAA First Round since 25 were selected in 2019. Last season, the Spartans sent 18, while sending 12 in 2023. Overall, Michigan State will send 10 women and nine men to Florida to compete.
Wednesday, May 28
Joshua DeVries – Hammer (17th) – 10 a.m.
Trevin Phillips – Javelin (38th) – 2:30 p.m.
Colby Morlock – Shot Put (21st) – 6 p.m.
Dillon Morlock – Shot Put (22nd) – 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 29
Elle Adrian – Hammer (23rd) –10 a.m.
Valadian Pallett – Hammer (35th) – 10 a.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 1500m (12th) – 6 p.m.
Olivia Millen – 1500m (38th) – 6 p.m.
Jessica Stieb – Shot Put (22nd) – 6 p.m.
Rylan Finstrom – Shot Put (42nd) –6 p.m.
Shae Harbaugh – 800m (33rd) – 7:50 p.m.
Kaitlyn Hynes – 10,000m (45th) –9:10 p.m.
Friday, May 30
Dalton DeBeau – Discus (30th) –1 p.m.
Brady Schultz – High Jump (21st) – 3:30 p.m.
Andrew Nolan – 3000m Steeplechase (11th) – 5:40 p.m.
Tyler Pritchett – 3000m Steeplechase (34th) – 5:40 p.m.
Riley Hough – 5000m (32nd) –8:10 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
Valadian Pallett –Discus (42nd) –1 p.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 1500m (Quarterfinal) – 5:15 p.m.
Olivia Millen – 1500m (Quarterfinal) – 5:15 p.m.
Kate Stewart-Barnett – 3000m Steeplechase (3rd) – 5:40 p.m.
Sophia Lucki –Jr. –3000m Steeplechase (47th) – 5:40 p.m.
Rachel Forsyth – 5000m (16th) – 8:10 p.m.
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