Eight Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Selected to Participate in 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships
Eight Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Selected to Participate in 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Eight Conference Carolinas student-athletes in eight different events qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championship meet.
The championships will be held March 9-11 in Birmingham, Ala. at the Birmingham CrossPlex with University of Alabama in Huntsville serving as the host.
See Conference Carolinas representatives listed below. For full qualifier lists click: Men|Women
| 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships - ConfCarolinas Qualifiers - Men |
| Barton |
Event |
Seed |
| Larry Russell Jr. |
High Jump |
2.13m |
| |
Long Jump |
7.49m |
| King |
Event |
Seed |
| Vincent Okot |
Triple Jump |
15.22m |
| Limestone |
Event |
Seed |
| Marquett Simmons, Jr. |
60 Meter Dash |
6.73 |
|
200 Meter Dash |
21.27 |
| Marshawn Scott |
60 Meter Hurdles |
7.77 |
| Mount Olive |
Event |
Seed |
| Adam Craig |
3000 Meter Run |
8:05.58 |
| Jonathan Dahlke |
3000 Meter Run |
8:04.92 |
| North Greenville |
Event |
Seed |
| JJ Sherman |
60 Meter Dash |
6.78 |
| 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships - ConfCarolinas Qualifiers - Women |
| Mount Olive |
Event |
Seed |
| Leah Hanle |
3000 Meter Run |
9:41.00 |
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 12 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College is currently completing the NCAA Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.