CONWAY, Ark. - North Florida track & field saw a plethora of top-10 finishes on the second day of competition at the ASUN Outdoor Championships with multiple Ospreys qualifying for the finals in their respective races, including an 11-year program record falling to Jonathan Bailey in the 100m prelims with a time of 10.69 on Friday afternoon.

Smilla Kolbe and Ella Chandler tallied impressive performances in the women's 800m preliminary, finishing third and fourth respectively to qualify for Saturday's finals. Ryan Douihech recorded a sixth place finish in the men's 800m preliminary race to earn a spot in the finals as well.

The day concluded with the 3000m steeplechase finals with the Ospreys tallying five top-10 finishes. Cole Perry, Ilias El Khattabi, Gavin O'Brien and Ben Tary took home fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh overall respectively with Jada Williams racing to an eighth-place finish in the women's finals.

FINISH LINE

Men

• Perry, El Khattabi, O'Brien and Tary all recorded top-ten finishes in the men's 3000m steeplechase finals, taking 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
• Bailey nabbed a spot in the men's 100m finals with his record time of 10.69 in the preliminary, placing him ninth overall.
• Douihech earned a spot in the men's 800m finals with his time of 1:51.47 in the preliminary, taking sixth overall.

Women

• Kolbe and Chandler took third and fourth in the women's 800m preliminaries to qualify for the finals.
• Williams raced to an eighth place finish in the women's 3000m steeplechase finals.
• Renske Drenten posted a top-ten finish in the women's high jump finals with a mark of 1.60m, a personal best.
• Melissa Epting recorded a season-best performance in the women's 400-meters preliminaries with a time of 59.58.
• Serenity Miller finished with a personal best of 15.69 in the women's 100m hurdles preliminary.
• Camryn Batt and Mariama Kamara garnered top-20 finishes in the women's 100m preliminary.
• Aleks Futshcek tallied a mark of 4.95m in the women's long jump preliminary.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys wrap up competition at the ASUN Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 11, in Conway, Ark.

PIGG'S THOUGHTS

"Jonathan [Bailey] is rounding into form after joining the team in January. We knew to be patient and he ran a school record in the 100m to put him in the final today. I'm happy for him and look for good things to come. The 800m race went as planned with Ryan [Douihech] running a smart, tactical race to make the final. For the women, it was also executed well, as Smilla [Kolbe] and Ella [Chandler] looked great finishing 1-2 to advance to the final.

The men's steeple final was a strong event, as we had four guys in the top seven. Cole [Perry] is very consistent and handles himself very well. He was patient and strong at the end. Ilias [El Khattabi] ran well, but hit a hurdle in the final straight to drop to fifth. Gavin [O'Brien] had a bit of an off day relative to his standards, but still competed hard and came home sixth. Ben [Tary] has worked hard all year and learned a lot of new events, so I thought his race was very good. He never gave up and with his strong kick moved into seventh on the last lap. I am really proud of the whole group. They worked together and are a very dedicated group. Jada [Williams] has been consistent at her new event and she continues to work hard. Finishing eighth with a good finishing sprint was a nice way for the Ospreys to finish out the day."
-- head coach Jeff Pigg

OSPREY RESULTS

Women's LJ (Prelims)
Aleks Futschak - 15th - 4.95m

Women's HJ
Renske Drenten - 10th - 1.60m

Women's 400m (Prelims)
Melissa Epting - 12th - 59.58

Men's 100m (Prelims)
Jonathan Bailey - 9th - 10.69

Women's 100m (Prelims)
Camryn Batt - 14th - 12.18
Mariama Kamara - 18th - 12.60

Women's 100mH (Prelims)
Serenity Miller - 13th - 15.69

Men's 800m (Prelims)
Ryan Douihech - 6th - 1:51.47

Women's 800m (Prelims)
Smilla Kolbe - 3rd - 2:09.06
Ella Chandler - 4th - 2:09.17

Men's 3000mS
Cole Perry - 4th - 9:03.21
Ilias El Khattabi - 5th - 9:04.14
Gavin O'Brien - 6th - 9:21.49
Ben Tary - 7th - 9:21.58

Women's 3000mS
Jada Williams - 8th - 11:02.36