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COMPLETE LIST OF QUALIFIERS / EVENTS
Nine NE10 Institutions to be Represented at National Championship Event
MANSFIELD, Mass. - 18 Northeast-10 Conference student-athletes representing nine of the league's member institutions have qualified to compete at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will take place May 25-27 in Bradenton, Florida at IMG Academy.
For a complete list of NE10 student-athletes competing at the championships, please see below.
Merrimack's Carly Muscaro, pictured, will look to win her fourth national title as she is the top seed in the 400-meter dash with her time of 52.06 seconds. Her time is more than a full second faster than the second-seed in the event.
Southern Connecticut's Destiney Coward enters the Hammer Throw as the #3 seed with her throw of 62.51 meters during the season. Coward's teammate Shatajah Wattely led all NE10 student-athletes as she qualified for, and will compete in, three events at the National Championship meet. Wattely will run in both the 200 and 400-meter dash events, as well as on the Owls' 4x400 meter relay team.
The University of Tampa and IMG Academy will serve as co-hosts of the championships. The championships will be streamed live on NCAA.com each day.
NCAA Championship Qualifiers
Victoria Major - Adelphi
Women High Jump
Leakey Kipkosgei – American International
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Greta Scott - Assumption
Women 400 Meter Dash
Holt Sihvonen - Bentley
Men Javelin Throw
Dage Minors – Franklin Pierce
Men 800 Meter Run
Katie Purves – Franklin Pierce
Women 400 Meter Hurdles
Carly Muscaro - Merrimack
Women 400 Meter Dash
Women 200 Meter Dash
Michaela Pernell – Merrimack
Women 100 Meter Dash
Adriana Carrasco – Southern Connecticut
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Destiney Coward – Southern Connecticut
Women Hammer Throw
Kathryn Heacox – Southern Connecticut
Women Hammer Throw
Yakabu Ibrahim – Southern Connecticut
Men 110 Meter Hurdles
Brooke Krohley – Southern Connecticut
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Kyle Saunders – Southern Connecticut
Men Discus Throw
Christine Volz – Southern Connecticut
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Shatajah Wattely – Southern Connecticut
Women 400 Meter Dash
Women 200 Meter Dash
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Sahara Brown – Southern New Hampshire
Women Javelin Throw
Nicole Borofski - Stonehill
Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 15 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 student-athletes compete in conference championships, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
