Posted: May 23, 2021
Texas Lutheran's Scottie Reyes qualifies for NCAA DIII national meet in men's discus
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran second-year freshman Scottie Reyes (Dilley/Dilley) will compete for a national championship and All-America honors in the men's discus at the 2021 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Reyes qualified 13th out of the 17 men's discus student-athletes that are scheduled to compete at the national championships. Reyes' qualifying mark of 50.17 meters (164 feet, 7 inches) is a Texas Lutheran Men's Track & Field record. Reyes is the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion in the discus.
The national championship meet will be held May 27-29 at the Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C. The complete list of qualifiers is available on the following website: https://tf.deltatiming.com/ncaa/2021-ncaa-d3-outdoor-championships. The meet schedule can be found here.
Reyes will compete on Thursday, May 27 at 11 a.m. eastern (10 a.m. central). The discus event has a preliminary round and a finals round. The rounds are held back-to-back on Thursday. The top eight finishers receive All-America honors.
The national championships will have a live web stream for each day of the championships. The live stream will be available on ncaa.com.
Reyes is in his second year at TLU, but he has freshman eligibility because the 2020 outdoor track & field season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reyes is one of three freshmen in the 17-man field. Steve Hermsen, a sophomore from Carroll (Wis.), is the top qualifier after a season-best toss of 57.20 (187-8).
Reyes is TLU's first student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA DIII national meet in the men's discus. TLU has had three qualifiers in women's discus for the national meet.
"Scottie is the kind of kid that every coach wants," said Ben Wolf, TLU's throws coach. "He shows up ready to practice every day. He shows up to multiple practices a day, and he is always willing to get better. It doesn't surprise me that he made nationals in his first outdoor season as a college thrower."
Event 36 Men Discus
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Name Year School Seed Mark
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1 Steven Hermsen SO Carroll (Wis.) 57.20mD
2 Jack Flynn SR Wis.-Oshkosh 53.98mD
3 Alexander Walechka SR Wis.-Platteville 53.33mD
4 Kevin Ruechel JR Wis.-Stout 53.26mD
5 Gabe Irons SO Bethel (Minn.) 52.58mD
6 Alex Scott SR U. of Chicago 52.39mD
7 Alex Poncelet SR Wis.-Stevens 51.79mD
8 Ben Veverka JR Wis.-Platteville 51.55mD
9 Chris Anderson SR Wis.-Eau Claire 51.34mD
10 Ian Bain FR Rowan 51.01mD
11 Yakob Ekoue SO Wis.-Eau Claire 50.43mD
12 Seth Bridge JR Pacific Lutheran 50.22mD
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Scottie Reyes FR Texas Lutheran 50.17mD
14 Bram Miller SR Carnegie Mellon 50.04mD
15 Lucas Cooper SR Mount Union 49.97mD
16 Justin Eichler SO Wis.-Platteville 49.55mD
17 Joseph White FR Carthage 49.34mD