Men's Steeplechase Results  |  Men's 5,000 Meters Results
 
Butler's Simon Bedard secured a spot in next month's NCAA Championships with his performance in the 5,000 meters Friday night in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
Bedard finished fifth in his heat at the NCAA East First Round, taking an automatic qualifying spot. His time of 13:54.07 was fifth overall as the 48 competitors were split among two heats.
 
The top five in each heat plus the next two fastest times earned the 12 qualifying spots. Harvard's Graham Blanks (13:52.97) won the first heat that included Bedard and Butler teammate William Zegarski. Tennessee's Dylan Jacobs paced the second heat in a time of 14:03.91. The second heat included Butler's Jack McMahon.
 
Zegarski, a freshman, was 19^th overall at 14:06.35. McMahon, who competed Wednesday night in the 10,000 meters, clocked a time of 14:31.17 to finish 39th overall.
 
The 12 qualifiers from Jacksonville will be joined by the top 12 finishers from tonight's NCAA West First Round 5,000 meters, which is being contested in Sacramento, Calif. Those 24 will toe the line in Austin, Texas at the NCAA Championships June 7-10.
 
Matthew Forrester was 20^th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase earlier in the evening Friday. His time of 9:00.21 was ninth in his heat. The top three finishers in each of the three heats in addition to the next three top times advanced to Austin.
 
The men are among eight Bulldogs who are competing in Jacksonville as NCAA East first round competition concludes Saturday.
 
Bedard becomes the second Bulldog to secure a berth in Austin. Barry Keane got the Bulldogs off to a strong start Wednesday night, finishing second in the men's 10,000 meters to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships.
 
The women return to the track Saturday and the Bulldogs will be represented in the women's steeplechase and women's 5,000 meters by Angelina Ellis and Mia Beckham, respectively.
 
ESPN+ will stream a majority of the action from Jacksonville with links available on ButlerSports.com.
 
Remaining Schedule for the Bulldogs
 
Saturday
Women's 3,000 Steeplechase (5:40 p.m.): Angelina Ellis (9:44.57; third)
Women's 5,000 Meters (8:10 p.m.): Mia Beckham (15:58.52; 19th)