Luciano, Johnson and Mui head to NCAA East Region Meet

VESTAL, N.Y. — Redshirt sophomore Brian Luciano, graduate student Marcus Johnson and senior Jennifer Mui travel to the NCAA East Region Track & Field Meet, which will be held May 28-31 at the University of North Florida. The Bearcat trio earned the distinction by finishing the current outdoor track & field season ranked among the Top 48 performers in the East Region in an individual event. 

Johnson and Luciano return to the East Region Meet for the second year in a row while Mui is making her first appearance.

The top 12 finishers in each event at the NCAA East Region Meet advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 11-14 at the University of Oregon. The NCAA West Regional Meet, which is being hosted by Texas A&M May 28-31, will also send its top 12 finishers in each event to the NCAA Championships.

Luciano is seeded No. 11 in the men’s hammer, which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. EST. He will compete in the last of four 12-person flights. The top 12 overall finishers qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Johnson is seeded No. 21 in the men’s 400 hurdles. The first round of that event is set for Wednesday, May 28 at 8:20 p.m. while the finals take place on Friday, May 30 at 7:25 p.m. 

Johnson in the first of six eight-runner heats on Wednesday. The top three finishers in each heat – plus the next six fastest times – advance to Friday’s finals. 

In the 400 hurdle finals, there will be three eight-runner heats. The top three finishers in each heat – plus the next three fastest times – advance to the NCAA Championships.

Mui, meanwhile, is ranked No. 40 in the women’s 3,000 Steeplechase (SC), which starts on Saturday, May 31 at 5:40 p.m. She is in the third of three 16-runner heats. The top three finishers in each heat – plus the next three fastest times – advance to the NCAA Championships.

Since 2004, Binghamton has posted 48 regional qualifiers on the men’s side and 22 from the women’s squad.