19 Lincoln Blue Tigers Qualify for DII Championships

BLUE TIGER WOMEN NO. 3, MEN NO. 23 IN THE NATION

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri -- Nineteen members of the Lincoln men's and women's track & field teams combined to qualify 22 entries into the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Eleven members of the women's team and eight from the men's will represent the Blue Tigers at the national championship meet, which will be hosted by Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. from May 21-23.

The official qualifying list was released by the NCAA on Tuesday (May 12).

Complete List Of Entries Into The 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships

The defending national champion Lincoln women qualified 12 individual entries and both relays into the championships. Yanique Ellington and Janae Johnson will each compete in the 100m and 200m, as well as the 4x100m relay, where they will be joined by Kimberly Bailey and Keja Christie. Lovan Palmer also will compete in three events, including the 400m, the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay. On the relay, Palmer will team up with Ebony Rose, Monique Thompson and Willomena Williams.

Williams will also represent LU in the 400m while Thompson and Jhevere Hall will each run in the 800m. Ladonna Richards was invited to compete in both the 100m and 400m hurdles while Jonelle Campbell was selected to participate in the triple jump.

Miguel Barton leads the LU men with three entries, including the 200m, 400m and 4x100m relay. On the relay, Barton will be joined by Roger Blake, Romone Hill and Wesley Best, who was also invited to compete in the 100m. Winston Edwards and Darran Hunter will both compete in the 400m hurdles while Owen Smith was selected for the triple jump and Sedeekie Edie will enter in the long jump. In total, the Blue Tiger men qualified seven individual entries and one relay into the championships.

The Blue Tiger women were ranked No. 3 in the country earlier on Tuesday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association while the Lincoln men are currently No. 23 in Division II.

Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations

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