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Program Best 24 Owls Qualify for NCAA East First Rounds
By: Hunter McKay Story Links KENNESAW, GA. – Entry listings for the men’s and women’s NCAA Outdoor Championships were released Thursday afternoon. The Kennesaw State track and field program has a program record 24 athletes qualified for next week’s (May 28-31) East First Round meet at Visit Jax Track at Hodges […]
KENNESAW, GA. – Entry listings for the men’s and women’s NCAA Outdoor Championships were released Thursday afternoon. The Kennesaw State track and field program has a program record 24 athletes qualified for next week’s (May 28-31) East First Round meet at Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
KSU will send 15 men and nine women to the NCAA East First. The men’s events are scheduled for May 28 and May 30 while the women’s events will be contested on May 29 and May 31.
Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West preliminaries will advance for the semifinals/finals of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Or. June11-14. There is no decathlon or heptathlon competition at this part of the NCAA Championships. The top 24 decathlon and heptathlon marks in the nation earn an automatic berth to the finals of the NCAA Championships.
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