Roan, Omonzane Qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships
May 28, 2026 | Women's Track & Field
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Seniors Ellie Roan and Peace Omonzane both qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the NCAA East First Round on Thursday.
Roan threw her hammer 64.22m on her second attempt and led the field after the third flight concluded. Only four throwers would surpass her in the final flight. Her other throws of 63.66m and 62.43m would have both qualified her as well. The 64.22m mark is a school record.
Roan is the first female Terrier field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 2014 (Allison Barwise – high jump) and is the first female thrower to qualify since BU Athletic Hall of Famer Lauren Andrews threw the discus in 1986.
In the long jump, Omonzane used her first jump to launch 6.25 meters, finishing 11th in the region to earn a ticket to Eugene.
Omonzane is the first female long jumper to ever qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships while wearing the scarlet & white. The last BU female horizontal jumper to make the event was BU Athletic Hall of Famer Tahari James in 2009, who competed in the triple jump.
Junior Adrienne Buettner-Cable wrapped up her campaign in the 10,000m as well, but did not finish the race.
Roan will throw for a national title at Hayward Field on Thursday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. PT, and Omonzane will jump at Hayward Field on the same day at 9:40 p.m. ET and 6:40 p.m. PT.
Roan threw her hammer 64.22m on her second attempt and led the field after the third flight concluded. Only four throwers would surpass her in the final flight. Her other throws of 63.66m and 62.43m would have both qualified her as well. The 64.22m mark is a school record.
Roan is the first female Terrier field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 2014 (Allison Barwise – high jump) and is the first female thrower to qualify since BU Athletic Hall of Famer Lauren Andrews threw the discus in 1986.
In the long jump, Omonzane used her first jump to launch 6.25 meters, finishing 11th in the region to earn a ticket to Eugene.
Omonzane is the first female long jumper to ever qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships while wearing the scarlet & white. The last BU female horizontal jumper to make the event was BU Athletic Hall of Famer Tahari James in 2009, who competed in the triple jump.
Junior Adrienne Buettner-Cable wrapped up her campaign in the 10,000m as well, but did not finish the race.
Roan will throw for a national title at Hayward Field on Thursday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. PT, and Omonzane will jump at Hayward Field on the same day at 9:40 p.m. ET and 6:40 p.m. PT.
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