CAA Track & Field Student-Athletes Take on NCAA East Preliminaries Beginning Wednesday
Hunter Peters
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 23, 2023) – Sixty-five CAA Track and Field student-athletes, including 54 individual qualifiers and four relay teams, will compete in the NCAA East Region Preliminaries beginning Wednesday.
The road to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships runs through Jacksonville, Fla., where the four-day competition will be held at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. The commencement of events begins at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, with the men’s hammer throw and concludes with the women’s 4x400m relay at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 27.
The top 12 finishers in each event qualify for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Austin, Texas, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas from June 7 through June 10.
On the men’s side, four individuals and one relay team are seeded top-12 in their respective events entering the competition. The North Carolina A&T duo of Reheem Hayles and Shemar Chambers rank eighth and 12th in the 400m, with the Aggie 4x400m relay team seeded 11th. Hampton’s Jahiem Stern is fourth in the 110m hurdles, and Monmouth’s Evan Niedrowski sits fifth in the javelin. For the women, Delaware’s Megan Albamonti is the highest-seeded CAA athlete in any event, ranking second in the javelin.
2023 NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifiers
May 24 – 27 | Jacksonville, Fla. | University of North Florida
CAA Qualifying Student-Athletes
Women
Charleston: Luzy Lieger (Pole Vault)
Delaware: Megan Albamonti (Javelin),
Myrissa McFolling-Young (Discus),
Chioma Njoku (Hammer),
Marie-Frederique Poulin (400mH),
Halima Scott (400m)
Elon: Leandra Lorenz (1500m),
Kaitlin McGoogan (Hammer),
Hannah Miller (3000m Steeple)
Hampton: Dieusi Armand (Triple Jump),
Dejah Grant (400m/400mH),
Nya Harmon (Shot Put/Discus),
Maya Hanks (Long Jump),
Jordan Mozie (800m),
Kayla Spencer (400mH)
Hofstra: Jordyn McDonnell (3000m Steeple)
Monmouth: Ashley Navarro (800m)
N.C. A&T: Jada Griffin (200m/400m),
Paula Salmon (100mH),
Julieth Nwosu (Shot Put), 4x400m Relay (
Pebbles Scott,
Fajr Kelly,
Mykayla Perry, Griffin)
UNCW: Courtney Lines (Long Jump)
Northeastern: Dominique Biron (400mH/Long Jump),
Abigail Hassman (5000m),
Madison Neuner (3000m Steeple),
Gianna Rao (Hammer)
Towson: Cristal Cuervo (200m),
Manie Mevo (Triple Jump),
Fatimah Owens (Discus),
Georgia Coleman (Hammer)
William & Mary: Liv Cantby (Javelin),
Catherine Garrison (3000m Steeple), 4x400m Relay (
Amaya Johnson,
Mary Gregory,
Emily Ervin,
Carly Swierbut)
Men
Hampton: Dugion Blackman (800m),
Jahiem Stern (110mH)
Hofstra: Abraham Longosiwa (10,000m)
Monmouth: Chris Bagnell (Javelin),
Taylor Boorse (Javelin),
Keven Kevelier (High Jump),
Evan Niedrowski (Javelin)
N.C. A&T: Shemar Chambers (400m),
Reheem Hayles (200m/400m), 4x100m Relay (
Brandon Nya, Chambers,
Caleb Jackson, Hayles), 4x400m Relay (Chambers, Hayles,
Ryan Saint-Germain,
Akeem Lindo)
UNCW: Nickolis Anderson (400m),
Ryan DeBarber (Javelin),
Donovan Lara (High Jump),
Miles Higgins (Javelin),
Josh Parks (110mH/400mH)
Northeastern: Ethan Exilhomme (110mH),
Cory Gaither Jr. (400mH),
Benjamin Godish (5000m),
Nicholas Pisciotta (Hammer),
Kyle Sarney (3000m Steeple)
Stony Brook: Robert Becker (1500m),
Evan Brennan (10,000m),
Shane Henderson (5000m)
William & Mary: Chris Arias (Javelin)
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