FVSU to compete in NCAA DII Championship

FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- After a grueling season of competition, the Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Track & Field Program has a total of five (5) female student-athletes who will compete for national championships. When the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship gets underway on May 24-26th in Pueblo, CO, the Lady Wildcats will be contending for titles in the 4x100 meters relay; the 100 and 200 meter dashes; and the triple jump. This year's championship will be held at the Neta & Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on the campus of Colorado State at Pueblo.

Junior Portia Wilson will be vying for three national titles at this year's Championship. The former Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Track Athlete of the Year will compete in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. During the course of the season Wilson posted qualifying times of 11.69 in the 100 meter event and 24.18 in the 200 meter dash.

Wilson will join teammates Victoria Ingram (JR); Shakeyla Faulk (FR); and Shankevia Burke (JR) in the 4-x100 meter relay event. The Lady Wildcats posted their best time of 46.32 in season competition. In what's expected to be a very competitive field, FVSU will have to shave almost two seconds off of its best time to beat last year's championship winning time of 44.7 posted by Lincoln University.

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