FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Three Stanford athletes secured spots in the NCAA track and field championships and eight others stayed alive at the NCAA West Prelims on Thursday. 

However, one of Stanford’s top NCAA contenders saw his collegiate season come to an end. Steven Solomon, a sophomore and a 2012 Olympic finalist for his native Australia, scratched from his 400-meter heat because of a hamstring strain suffered at the Pac-12 Championships two weeks ago.

Junior javelin thrower Brianna Bain, freshman pole vaulter Dylan Duvio, and junior 10,000-meter runner Joe Rosa, each advanced directly to nationals (in Eugene, Ore., June 11-14) by finishing among the top 12 in events that concluded Thursday. Running events from 100 to 1,500 will have additional rounds over the next two days.