GREENSBORO, N.C.-Campbell's Harold Sims notched a season-best 400 meter hurdle time to advance on to the weekend's final Thursday at the NCAA East Regional at the North Carolina A&T Irwin Belk Track & Field Complex.

Sims posted a time of 51.31 for 10^th overall on day one of competition. The senior placed second in his heat, coming in just shy of Rutgers' Aaron Younger at 51.23. Johnny Dutch, a junior from South Carolina, holds the overall lead in the competition with a time of 49.83.

The men's 400 meter hurdles national semifinal round will be held tomorrow evening at 7 p.m.

Campbell freshman Diego Lawrence was also in action Thursday, placing 29^th in the men's long jump. The Waxaw, N.C. native registered a mark of 7.31 meters, along with Georgia's Aaron LaGarde.

Lawrence finished third among all freshmen in the region. Brian Richards of Long Island placed just better than Lawrence with a 7.34 meter leap for 27^th, while LSU'a Damar Forbes recorded the number three overall score with a 7.82 meter mark.

Campbell junior Adoniss Jones will also compete on Friday, taking part in the men's 110 meter hurdles at 4:30 p.m. Jones is making his third straight appearance in the 110 meter hurdles event, after claiming the A-Sun crown with school record time of 14.00. The mark ranks Jones 10^th in the Southeast, and 18^th in the entire East. The mark also tied a conference record, matching Samford's Derrick Moore from 2001.

The men's 110 meter hurdle region finals will be held on Saturday at 7:05 p.m.

The top six from each Regional will advance to the national championships in Eugene, Ore., on the campus of the University of Oregon. The championships will be held on June 9-12 at historic Hayward Field.