By: Hunter McKay
KENNESAW, GA. – Entry listings for the men's and women's NCAA Outdoor Championships were released Thursday afternoon. The Kennesaw State track and field program has 20 athletes qualified for next week's (May 27-30) East First Round meet at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.
KSU will send 15 men and five women to the NCAA East First. The men's events are scheduled for May 27 and May 29 while the women's events will be contested on May 28 and May 30.
Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West preliminaries will advance for the semifinals/finals of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Or. June10-13. There is no decathlon or heptathlon competition at this part of the NCAA Championships. The top 24 decathlon and heptathlon marks in the nation earn an automatic berth to the finals of the NCAA Championships.
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