JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri --Sixteen members of Lincoln's women's and men's track & field teams combined to qualify 23 entries to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, which will be held in Charlotte, N.C. from May 24-26.The Lincoln women, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the country according to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's Division II rankings, will have 12 entries in the national championship meet. Diana Cauldwell and Christine Moss will each compete in four events, including the 4x100m relay, where they will be joined by Rene Medley and Shaian Vandenburg.
Cauldwell will additionally compete in the 100m, the long jump and the triple jump, with Rusheda Blake also vying in the latter event. Moss, meanwhile, will compete in the 200m, 400m and the 4x400m relay. Medley will also race in the 100m and the 200m, while Renea Ambersley will join Moss in the 400m and the 4x400m relay.
Rounding out LU's 4x400m relay squad are Segale Brown and Shanice Clarke, with Clarke also set to compete in the 400m hurdles.
The Lincoln men, ranked No. 10 in the USTFCCCA Division II national ratings, will have 11 entries to the championship meet, including four in the 100m: Roberto Smith, Stephen Rose, Jakiel David and Javan Gray. Gray leads LU with three entries, as he will also compete in the 200m and the 4x100m relay.
Kizan David will represent the Blue Tigers in both the long jump and the triple jump, and Coy Spencer and Alva Henry were each invited to compete in the 400m hurdles. Smith, meanwhile, will join Gray in the 200m while Rose, Jakiel David and Tyrese Hallsround out Lincoln's 4x100m relay team.
Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations
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