Sunday, May 31, 2015

Florida A&M Hurdler Dennis Pugh Qualifies For The NCAA Championship In Oregon

Dennis Pugh will be traveling to Eugene, OR for the NCAA National Championship Meet
Courtesy: Florida A&M Sports Information

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- FAMU hurdler Dennis Pugh was the lone Rattler to qualify for the NCAA National Championship Track & Field meet in Eugene, OR
. Pugh ran a 51.33 time to make the cut for the Rattlers in the NCAA Regional Championship meet in Jacksonville, Fla., on the campus of the University of North Florida.

Pugh, will join an impressive list of former Rattler greats who participated at the NCAA national championship meet. The last FAMU track stars to maek it to the meet was four ladies from the Lady Rattler track team. The 4x100m relay team of Nakia Linson, Jasmine Smith, Ashley Ivey and Dynasty Jones participated in the meet in 2013.

Coach Marc Small, in his first season as head track and field coach, will accompany Pugh on his trek to place nationally in the hurdles and compete for a chance to be named NCAA All-American.

The NCAA National Championship meet will be held June 10-13 on the campus of the University of Oregon.

COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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