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Ashwin Jood Qualifies for a Runoff in the 400-Meter Dash at the NCAA Track & Field Championships

5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM



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In as close a finish as possible, a runoff is required for Goldey-Beacom senior Ashwin Jood (Pretoria, South Africa) in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Emporia, KS.
 
In the last of three heats, Jood ran a spectacular race that had to be deciphered in thousandths of a second as opposed to the normal hundredths.  When the timing system finally showed the result, Jood's time of 46.665 seconds was identical to Prince Griffin of Northwest Missouri State for the eighth and final qualifying spot.
 
With discussions held and many waiting for a verdict, it was declared a runoff between the two would be held to determine spot number eight.  That match race will be Friday at 11:00 am Eastern Time (10:00 am local) with the victory advancing to Saturday's final, which is at 4:05 pm Eastern Time (3:05 pm local).
 
In Goldey-Beacom's fifth competitive season, Jood is the first to compete at the NCAA Championships.  It is Jood's second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships in this event, ending sixth in 46.43 seconds for Carson-Newman University.
 
Jood entered today owning the nation's fourth-best time in the 400-meter dash, racing 46.04 seconds April 12 at the Larry Ellis Invitational.  He also is 23rd in the 200-meter dash, owning a time of 20.96 seconds from March 22 at the Stockton Invitational.
 
Jood has done a lot of winning this season, 11 times capturing first place that included twice at the CACC Championships.  He was victorious in the 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 46.77 seconds, becoming the Lightning's first to win multiple conference titles in the same year.
 
The conference event also was the fourth time this season Jood had multiple victories in the same meet.
 
Those points Jood produced were huge for Goldey-Beacom, which closed third at the CACC Championships for the squad's best finish in just its fifth season.  He also produced half of the Lightning's victories at the conference meet with Kosiani Dunkley (Kingston, Jamaica) winning the 800-meter run and fellow junior Dev Napier (Hagerstown, MD) taking the 100-meter dash.
 
Jood's efforts helped him to be named the College's Male Athlete of the Year.
 
 
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