Cook Qualifies for NCAA Championships

Rookie August Cook of the Army West Point track and field team qualified for the NCAA Championships with a top-five performance in the javelin throw on the final day of the NCAA East Regionals at the USF Track and Field Stadium on Saturday. August Cook had throws of 64.86 meters (212 ft., 9 in.), 64.78 meters (212 ft., 6 in.) and 65.85 meters (216 ft. 0 in.). He ranked fifth out of 48 competitors in the javelin throw and was one of 12 who qualified for NCAAs. Cook was nearly within half a meter of his personal best of 66.36 meters, which he set at the Patriot League Championships. It was the sixth-best javelin throw in program history. Cook qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place showing in the javelin with a toss of 65.85 meters. Grayson Hill finished 42nd in the event with a throw of 55.67 meters. Jeff Giannettino tied for 16th in the high jump, clearing the bar at 2.06 meters. Cook will compete at the NCAA Championships on June 6 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Read More