RSC sending 9 Women, 8 Men to NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Meet
RSC sending 9 Women, 8 Men to NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Meet
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- River States Conference men's and women's track and field programs are sending 17 athletes and one relay to the NAIA Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championship March 2-4 in Johnson City, Tenn. There will be nine women's individuals, one women's relay and eight men's individuals representing the RSC at nationals.
The 52nd-annual NAIA Men's and 37th-annual NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championships begin competition Thursday at Gentry Field in Johnson City, Tenn. This is the second-consecutive season the national championships have been held in Johnson City. For complete information on the meet schedule and results, click the links above.
Stretch Internet, the NAIA's official video streaming company, will be broadcasting all events of the NAIA Men's and Women's Track and Field National Championships. Packages can be purchased for $9.95. For more information, click here.
The action is scheduled for a 1 p.m. EST start, The national championships continue through Saturday, with the preliminary track events wrapping up on Friday. Saturday features the finals in all of the track and field events.
Qualification to the NAIA indoor national championship is open for any athlete who meets the NAIA A or B qualifying standards throughout the regular season. The top eight finishers in each event at nationals will earn NAIA All-American honors. The school with the most points scored in events at the national meet will be the NAIA indoor national champion.
The following is a listing of the River States Conference representatives at NAIA indoor nationals. University of Rio Grande leads the RSC with six individuals qualifying (3 men, 3 women). Point Park (Pa.) University is next with four individuals (2 men, 2 women) and the RSC's only national-qualifying relay (DMR). WVU Tech has two men's qualifiers, Ohio Christian University has two women's qualifiers and IU East has men's qualifier Seth Reynolds.
NAIA WOMEN'S INDOOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
SCHOOL -- NAME -- YEAR -- NAIA RANK -- TIME/MARK
Ohio Christian
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1. Williams, Zarria - Female FR
#33 Women Long Jump 22nd 5.45m
2. Young, Ariel - Female SO
#17 Women 5000 Meter Run 4th 17:41.63
Point Park
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1. Celich, Taylor - Female FR
#27 Women Distance Medley (3) 4th 12:15.46
2. Guarnaccia, Katie - Female JR
#17 Women 5000 Meter Run 9th 17:58.60
#27 Women Distance Medley (1) 4th 12:15.46
3. Olugbakinro, Olukemi - Female JR
#27 Women Distance Medley (2) 4th 12:15.46
4. Shields, Anna - Female SO
#11 Women 1000 Meter Run 1st 2:49.87
#13 Women 1 Mile Run 1st 4:50.02
1. Point Park - 'A' Women's Distance Medley Relay 4th 12:15.46
Guarnaccia, Katie JR Olugbakinro, Olukemi JR
Celich, Taylor FR Shields, Anna SO
Rio Grande
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1. Browning, Katie - Female JR
#31 Women Pole Vault 7th 3.60m
2. Petty, Tyanna - Female JR
#29 Women High Jump 12th 1.65m
3. Worsham, Niki - Female SR
#19 Women 3000 Meter Race Walk 10th 16:51.19
NAIA MEN'S INDOOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
SCHOOL -- NAME -- YEAR -- NAIA RANK -- TIME/MARK
Indiana East
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1. Reynolds, Seth - Male SO
#22 Men 60 Meter Hurdles 20th 8.37
Point Park
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1. Carter, Tyler - Male FR
#36 Men Triple Jump 21st 14.05m
2. Davis, Jryi - Male JR
#36 Men Triple Jump 11th 14.29m
Rio Grande
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1. Martinez, Ben - Male SO
#8 Men 600 Meter Run 20th 1:22.38
2. Massey, Brandon - Male FR
#4 Men 200 Meter Dash 20th 22.34
3. Nichols, Alex - Male SR
#38 Men Shot Put 16th 15.49m
West Virginia Tech
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1. Jobson, Luke - Male FR
#20 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk 3rd 13:39.56
2. Lynch, Daniel - Male SO
#38 Men Shot Put 19th 15.36m