10 Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Selected to Participate in 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
10 Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Selected to Participate in 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
HIGH POINT, N.C. – 10 Conference Carolinas student-athletes qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet.
The championships will be held May 25-27 in Bradenton, Fla. at IMG Academy with University of Tampa and IMG Academy serving as the co-hosts.
See Conference Carolinas representatives listed below. For full qualifier lists click: Men|Women
| 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships - ConfCarolinas Qualifiers - Men |
| Barton |
Event |
Seed |
| Larry Russell Jr. |
Long Jump |
7.56m |
| King |
Event |
Seed |
| Vincent Okot |
Triple Jump |
15.41m |
| Limestone |
Event |
Seed |
| Naim Fareed |
400 Meter Hurdles |
52.42 |
| Ethan Morrison |
4x400 Meter Relay |
3:11.76 |
| Marshawn Scott |
110 Meter Hurdles |
13.81 |
| |
4x400 Meter Relay |
3:11.76 |
| Joshua Simmons |
400 Meter Hurdles |
52.13 |
|
4x400 Meter Relay
|
3:11.76 |
Marquett Simmons, Jr.
|
100 Meter Dash |
10.32 |
| |
4x400 Meter Relay |
3:11.76 |
| Mount Olive |
Event |
Seed |
| Adam Craig |
5000 Meter Run |
14:07.03 |
| |
10000 Meter Run |
29:39.72 |
| Jonathan Dahlke |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
8:50.09 |
| 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships - ConfCarolinas Qualifiers - Women |
| Mount Olive |
Event |
Seed |
| Leah Hanle |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
10:17.20 |
| |
5000 Meter Run |
16:24.45 |
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.