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Kamiya Dendy Set to Compete at NCAA West First Round Saturday
Story Links Live Results Saturday ESPN+ Link DEKALB, Ill. – Kamiya Dendy (Anderson, S.C./Pendleton) will represent the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team on Saturday, May 31, in the high jump at the NCAA West First Round at […]
DEKALB, Ill. – Kamiya Dendy (Anderson, S.C./Pendleton) will represent the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team on Saturday, May 31, in the high jump at the NCAA West First Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, hosted by Texas A&M.
Dendy, who won the Mid-American Conference high jump crown two weeks ago by clearing a career-best height of 1.79 meters (5-10.50), will be in the first of two flights in the field of 48 competitors at the meet. The top 12 finishers will advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 11-14.
The Anderson, S.C., native is tied for 42nd on the NCAA high jump list this season and is the fourth Huskie to qualify for the NCAA First Round in the high jump since 2014, joining Claudette Day (2014), Channel Palmer (2015, 2016 and 2017) and Arianna Calloway (2024). Day tied for 11th at the west preliminary in 2014 and advanced to the NCAA Championships, where she finished tied for 21st.
Competition in the high jump is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. CT on Saturday afternoon.