EUGENE, Ore. - Andres Rossini of the Northern Arizona track and field team was unable to achieve his goal of making it into the final flight of the discus competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Wednesday afternoon from Historic Hayward Field. The junior fell just short after finishing 12th overall, missing the cut by three spots.

"I actually wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be," Rossini said about his first championship appearance. "I got my first throw in, but then I my last two throws and I couldn't believe I was fouling at Nationals. It was just one of those days that it didn't happen for me."

With his first championship appearance in the books, Rossini knows what to expect heading into next year and cannot wait to come back stronger.

"This being my first year in Division I from junior college, I feel I learned so much," Rossini said. "I cannot wait for preseason training. I know for sure I will remember this day for the rest of my college career, and I am going to train twice, if not three times as hard to make it back here and try to fight for a national title."

Competing in the second of two flights, the Argentina native opened the day with his only legal throw of 177 feet, seven inches. He would go on to foul his final two throws of the round, finishing 12th out of 24 competitors.

Rossini was looking to become the first All-American discus thrower for NAU since Nick Petrucci accomplished the feat in 2000.

This wraps up a highly successful season for Rossini which saw him win an International discus title in South America and the first Big Sky discus title for NAU since 2000.

Tomorrow's action from Hayward Field will feature sophomore Ahmed Osman in the 10,000-meter run as he looks to improve upon his ninth-place finish from a season ago.

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