prelims

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Fighters on the prelims like Wood and Jones don't get as much media attention or promotion from the UFC - and strikingly less money than their headlining peers.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa Cruz looks like a teenager comfortable and confident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

In the first 3A boys race on the track, Connor Hom started the finals heat as the top-seeded runner after the prelims.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

He set a school record clearing 6 feet 10.25 inches to win the high jump and put him on a path to compete in next week’s Southern Section prelims.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth