MARIAN, Ind. – Oklahoma City pushed three individuals and one relay team on to the finals of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on a wet Wednesday.
 
The men's 4x800 relay team was seventh in the prelims and earned a spot in Thursday's finals at 7:39.36.
 
OCU sent forward both of its entrants in the men's 1500 meters with Belkhalfi Hamza advancing from fourth in the prelims at 3:57.64 while Evert Silva's 4:01.40 was enough for a qualifying spot in 11^th place.
 
Ayenew Devany qualified for the finals in the 3000 steeplechase with a run of 9:20.77, placing fifth.
 
Erika Pena was 13^th in the women's 1500 meters and the women's 4x800 relay team also placed 13^th, coming in at 9:29.33.
 
Four individuals compete in the three prelims for OCU on Thursday.
 
OCU at the NAIA Championships
Wednesday's Results
Men's 1500 Prelim: 4. Belkhalfi Hamza, 3:57.64 (Q); 11. Evert Silva, 4:01.40 (Q).
Women's 1500 Prelim: 13. Erika Pena, 4:50.89
Women's 4x800 Prelim: 13. Florencia Cabrera, Isabelle Spiller, Erika Pena, Louise Cocking
Men's 4x800 Prelim: 7. Alex Daly, Tate Smithhart, Belkalfi Hamza, Brendan Robeaux, 7:39.36 (q)
Men's 3000 Steeplechase Prelim: 5. Ayenew Devany, 9:20.77 (Q)
Thursday
1:50 p.m. – Men's 800 Prelim: Brendan Robeaux, Evert Silva
3 p.m. – Women's 400 Prelim: Vanessa Perez
5:30 p.m. – Men's 4x800 FINAL: Tate Smithhart, Belkalfi Hamza, Brendan Robeaux, Evert Silva, Alexander Daly, Ayenew Devany
5:45 p.m. – Women's 5000 Prelim: Louise Cocking
Friday
12:20 p.m.– Men's 3000 Steeplechase FINAL*: Ayenew Devany
1:10 p.m. – Men's 1500 FINAL: Evert Silva, Belkhalfi Hamza
2:30 p.m. – Women's 400 FINAL*: Vanessa Perez
3 p.m. – Men's 800 FINAL*: Brendan Robeaux, Evert Silva
3:30 p.m. – Women's 5000 FINAL*: Louise Cocking
* If qualified