Southern Illinois University
NCAA West Preliminary Round
Preview | Southern Illinois sends nine athletes to NCAA West Prelims
05/27/2025 | 1:46:00 | Track and Field
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois Track and Field will head to the NCAA West Preliminary round on Wednesday, May 28 in College Station, Tex. The men will compete on Wednesday and Friday, and the women will compete on Thursday and Saturday.
The Salukis will send nine athletes to the first round: Darrione Williams, Andre Jackson II, Leah Thames, Teanna Bell, Shane Ashton, Trinity Cleaver, KeyAnn Wilson, Xavier Preston, and Josh Delgado.
RELAYS
The women's 4x100 relay team, made up of Leah Thames, Teanna Bell, KeyAnn Wilson, and Trinity Cleaver will compete on Saturday, May 31, at 5 p.m. They won the event at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 44.62 seconds.
The men's 4x400 Relay team, made up of Shane Ashton, Xavier Preston, Josh Delgado, and Andre Jackson II will compete on Friday, May 30, at 8:45 p.m. They won the event at the MVC Championship with a time of 3:06.17.
JUMPS
Darrione Williams will compete in the long jump starting on Wednesday, May 28, at 4:30 p.m. Williams is coming off a stellar weekend at the MVC Championship, where he won the gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 7.55M and the silver medal in the triple jump with a jump of 14.94 meters.
INDIVIDUAL TRACK EVENTS
Leah Thames will pull triple duty this week, competing in the 4x100 relay, as well as the 200M and 400M dashes. Thames dominated at the MVC Championship, claiming four gold medals and the MVC Most Valuable Female Athlete. She set personal best times in the 200M dash (23.38 seconds), and the 400M dash (53.04 Seconds). The 200M dash will take place on Thursday, May 29 at 8:45 p.m.
Teanna Bell will join Thames in the 400M dash. Bell claimed second in the 400M dash at the MVC Championship; she was on the heels of Thames the entire race, finishing with a personal best time of 53.15 seconds. The first round of the 400M dash is on Thursday, May 29 at 7:25 p.m.
Andre Jackson II will look to continue a strong freshman campaign, racing in the 400M dash. Jackson has only gotten faster with every race and will look to continue that trend on Wednesday at 7:25 p.m. At the MVC Championship, he took home the first-place finish with a time of 45.75 seconds, this time set an MVC Record, Facility Record, and a personal best mark in the event.
Shane Ashton will compete in the 400M Hurdles on Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. Ashton defended his crown at the MVC Championship, winning the event with a time of 50.54 seconds.
Follow along with Live Results.
The NCAA West First Round Championship Central page can be found here.
The NCAA West Preliminary Round will be streamed live on ESPN+, and each day can be found below.
- Day One (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m.
- Day Two (Thursday) 6:00 p.m.
- Day Three (Friday) 5:00 p.m.
- Day Four (Saturday) 5:00 p.m.
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