EMPORIA, KANSAS – The first day of the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships took place today with three Cougars competing.
 
Emily Swanson opened USF's day with the first four events of the Heptathlon. She placed 6^th in the 100m Hurdles, 6^th in the High Jump, 9^th in the Shot Put, and 15^th in the 200m. In total she scored 3223 points and heads into the final three events in 8^th place.
 
Khot Juac crossed the finish in the 1500m prelims in 19^th with a time of 4:43.55. Also in a prelim was Tamia Horton who finished in 11.63 seconds and mirrored Khot's 19^th place finish.
 
Tomorrow the Cougars will see Emily Swanson complete the Heptathlon with a start time of 10:30am while Kamry Lindsey gets a chance at history in the Discus Throw at 4:30pm.