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Williams Earns 2nd-Team All-America Honors in Men's Discus Sophomore Nathaniel Williams of Newport, N.C., finished 13th in his event at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor was 17th and senior Brittany Hampton was 20th in the women's discus.

Sophomore Nathaniel Williams

June 6, 2012

Day 1 results | Day 2 live results | Day 3 live results | Day 4 live results
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DES MOINES, Iowa - NC State discus throwers Nathaniel Williams, Tremanisha Taylor and Brittany Hampton competed on the opening day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday and finished among the best in the nation.

Williams, a sophomore from Newport, N.C., earned second-team All-America honors with his 13^th place finish in the men's discus. His top throw of 181-feet, 6-inches came on his second of three chances.

Williams, who earned All-ACC honors earlier this year, was making his first appearance at the national meet.

Taylor, a redshirt freshman from Henderson, N.C., finished 17^th in the women's discus with a mark of 169-feet, 2-inches in her first trip to the national meet.

Hampton, a senior from Monroe, N.C., finished 20^th with a mark of 161-feet, 9-inches.

Taylor, the only Wolfpack athlete to qualify for two events at the NCAA Championship meet, will compete again on Friday, when she lines up for the women's shot put.

The meet continues on Thursday at Drake Stadium, with All-American Ryan Hill running in the preliminaries of the men's 1,500 meters. Hill set the school record earlier this year at 3:39.58 during the Wolfpack Last Chance Qualifier, which ranks as the fifth fastest time this season among collegiate runners.

After twice qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 5,000 meters, this will be Hill's first time running in the 1,500. The top five finishers in the two semifinal heats, along with the two next fastest times, will advance to Saturday's finals.

Junior high jumper Kris Kornegay-Gober will also compete in the men's high jump on Thursday, while reigning All-American Andie Cozzarelli will run in the women's 10,000 meters.

Follow all the events at the above live results links.

NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Drake Stadium
at Des Moines, Iowa
NC State's Day 1 results

Men's discus
13. Nathaniel Williams                    181-06

Women's discus
17. Tremanisha Taylor                    169-02
20. Brittany Hampton                     161-09

NC State's 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifiers
Athlete	Event	Competition days	Top mark	Pre-meet rank/ NCAA finish (mark)
Nathaniel Williams	Men's Discus	Wednesday	189' 01"	13^th (181' 06")
Tremanisha Taylor	Women's Discus Women's Shot Put	Wednesday Friday	175' 01"* 55' 00.25"*	17^th (169' 02") 14^th
Brittany Hampton	Women's Discus	Wednesday	167' 06"	20^th (161' 09")
Kris Kornegay-Gober	Men's High Jump	Thursday	7' 03	9^th
Ryan Hill	Men's 1,500m	Thursday (prelims)Saturday (finals)	3:39.58*	5^th
Andie Cozzarelli	Women's 10,000m	Thursday	33:26.45	12^th
Bobby Moldovan	Men's 5,000m	Friday	14:00.90	20^th
Sandy Roberts	Men's 5,000m	Friday	13:59.93	18^th

*School record

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