BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The NCAA announced the lists for participants for the 2014 NCAA DI Track & Field Championship East and West Preliminary Rounds and 21 Indiana student-athletes will have a chance to compete at the East Preliminary Round May 29-31 in Jacksonville, Fla., for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore.
The top-48 athletes in the East and West regions qualified for preliminary round competition and the top-12 at those region meets will qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Indiana’s qualifiers, with event, seed and time/mark:
Women’s Team
Samantha Ginther--3000 Meter Steeplechase (18th, 10:17.86)
Brianna Johnson--3000 Meter Steeplechase (41st, 10:26.22)
Amanda Behnke-- 5000 Meter Run (43rd, 16:28.83)
Sarah Maxson-- High Jump (41st, 1.76m)
Kelsie Ahbe-- Pole Vault (5th, 4.35m)
Sophie Gutermuth-- Pole Vault (4.30m)
Sydney Clute-- Pole Vault (4.15m)
Ari Nelson-- Long Jump (29th, 6.19m)
Kyla Buckley-- Shot Put (4th, 17.19m)
Nakel McClinton-- Discus Throw (33rd, 50.42m)
Nakel McClinton-- Hammer Throw (42nd, 55.79m)
Men’s Team
Cornelius Strickland-- 100 Meter Dash (42nd, 10.44)
Cornelius Strickland-- 200 Meter Dash (40th, 21.12)
Tre’Tez Kinnaird-- 800 Meter Run (12th, 1:47.99)
Rorey Hunter-- 1500 Meter Run (10th, 3:43.12)
Owen Skeete-- 1500 Meter Run (48th, 3:46.46)
Robby Nierman-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (11th, 8:49.72)
Joshua Roche-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (19th, 8:54.17)
Nolan Fife-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (20th, 8:54.46)
Jason Crist-- 3000 Meter Steeplechase (34th, 8:58.86)
Matthew Schwartzer-- 5000 Meter Run (32nd, 14:06.66)
Evan Esselink-- 10000 Meter Run (4th, 29:08.52)
Drew Volz-- Pole Vault (14th, 5.30m)
