KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shot putters Shaiquan Dunn of the University of Texas and Kobe Lawrence of the University of Oregon, as well as long jumper Jordan Turner of Louisiana State, all booked their tickets to the NCAA National Outdoor Championships after Wednesday’s first day of the regionals.

Dunn threw a personal best 18.81m to placed ninth in the shot put, while despite one of his shortest throws of the season, Lawrence, who only managed 18.69m, snatched the final place from the West Regional, which is being held at the University of Arkansas.

At the East Regional, which is being staged at the University of Kentucky, Turner jumped 7.91m (-0.9m/s), the third best of the day.