The University of Akron Athletics
Track To Send Program High 28 Zips To NCAA East Preliminary Round
May 22 | Track & Field
Follow Zips Track & Field on Twitter (@ZipsTFCC), Facebook and Instagram
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field program will send 28 athletes from its men's and women's teams – competing in 31 events – to the NCAA East Preliminary Round at North Florida University in Jacksonville, Fla., from May 29-31. The number of qualifiers is a program high for the Zips and the most from any Mid-American Conference school this season.
The meet, which invites the region's top 48 athletes in each event, serves as the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top 12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAAs in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14.
The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced the full list of participants for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Championships Thursday afternoon.
Two Zips, junior Alex McCune and senior Bryan Jones have already punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the men's decathlon. McCune is seeded sixth with a high point total of 7,768 – achieved at the Mt. SAC Relays last April – while Jones is ranked 22nd after totaling 7,371 points at last weekend's Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships. McCune will also be looking to qualify in the men's pole vault in Jacksonville next weekend.
In all, the men's team will send 16 athletes to the East prelim, including Miles Baldwin (400m), Daryl Baptiste (long jump), Shawn Barber (pole vault), Kyle Cochrun (5,000m), Martel Durant (high jump), Brent Gray (400m), Jake Hiltner (800m), Bryce Lemon (javelin), Shawn Light (pole vault), Alex McCune (pole vault), Clayton Murphy (1,500m), Mike Ohiembor (triple jump), Matt Rowland (pole vault), De'Vion Tate (long jump), Sean Weems (400m hurdles), Dan Zupan (3,000m Steeplechase).
The women's team makes up the remaining 12 entries and includes Alexis Cooks (discus, hammer throw, shot put), Ariane Beaumont-Courteau (pole vault), Jessica Delic (javelin), Brittany Funk (hammer throw), Daziah Green (200m), Caroline Hasse (pole vault), Daniella Johnson (long jump), Claire Lucas (pole vault), Annika Roloff (pole vault), Becky Szabo (pole vault), Gabriela Szkolnicka (high jump) and Skyler Willis (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles).
For the complete list of entries, please log on to NCAA.com.
