Ledgister Advances to Finals of NCAA Outdoor Championships

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EUGENE, Oregon – Only one more race stands between sophomore Leonardo Ledgister and a national championship as he advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles Wednesday at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.
 
The finals are scheduled for 8:27 p.m. (CT) Friday on ESPN2.
 
Ledgister entered the night needing a top-nine finish out of 24 student-athletes to advance. He sprinted for a time of 49.82, which was good for sixth-place overall.
 
"I'm really excited for Leo as he moves on to the final round," said head coach Brent Ericksen. "I thought he ran a conservative race given the wet conditions. I think we'll see a much more aggressive race in the finals!"
 
Ledgister's time was less than a second away from the top score of 48.85 by Moitalel Mpoke from Texas A&M. Ledgister's personal record of 48.79 that he tallied at NCAA West Regionals on May 29 would have been the top time.
 
In the finals, Legister will be competing against student-athletes from Texas A&M, LSU, USC, Texas, Auburn, Oklahoma, Oregon and Houston.
 
Ledgister will look to become the first national champion at A&M-Corpus Christi since Shadrack Songok won the 10,000m in 2008 (his third national title). By reaching the finals, he earned All-America First-Team honors, becoming the first Islander to do so since Hickel Woolery in 2009 in the discus.
 
Click here for the link to watch Friday's finals.
 

Great showing by Leo tonight! He took third in his heat but was sixth overall out of 24 to advance! Leo was in the middle, lane five #ShakasUp pic.twitter.com/SYbYQXgLPb

— Islanders TFXC (@IslandersTFXC) June 10, 2021

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