Jacobusse and Sayen Qualify for Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan Tech track & field will be represented at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, taking place on May 25-27 in Pueblo, Colorado, as senior's Jesse Jacobusse (800m) and Clayton Sayen (1,500m) have made the qualifying list, released Tuesday afternoon.
This is Sayen's second-straight appearance in the 1,500m at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Jacobusse's qualification in the women's 800m marks the first time since 2019 that a member of the women's team will represent Michigan Tech at the NCAA Championships.
Oddly enough, Liz Bloch, the former 800m school record holder competed in both the 800m and 1,500m at the National Championships in 2019, being joined by teammate Emily Byrd, who qualified in the 10,000m.
The duo ran times to get them to the big dance at the St. Francis Last Chance Invite over the weekend (May 12-13).
Sayen, along with teammate Sam Lange was paced by freshman Nik Thomas through 900m of the 1,500m on Friday evening, with Sayen taking the win in a season's-best time of 3:45.27.
Jacobusse, similarly, had help from a pacer to set her up for a breakout personal-best performance over two laps, clocking 1:03.48 for the opening lap before closing in 1:04.53 for a new school record of 2:08.00.
Sayen will kickstart the NCAA Championships, in Pueblo, Colorado, racing the 1,500m preliminary round at 7:25 p.m. (MT) on Thursday, May 25. Jacobusse will compete in the 800m preliminary round at 8 p.m. (MT) on Friday, May 26.
Saturday, May 27, will showcase the finals, with the men's 1,500m finals going off at 7:45 p.m. (MT) with the women's 800m final being held at 8:55 p.m. (MT).