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CU sends three to NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Round

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Rashad Campbell, Adoniss Jones and Diego Lawrence will represent Campbell University this week in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East Preliminary Round at Bloomington, Ind.

Campbell will compete in the 100 meter dash and Lawrence in the long jump on Thursday at 6:00 p.m., at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex on the campus of Indiana University. Jones will run in the 110 hurdles Friday at 5:00 p.m.

Lawrence enters the event after earning Most Valuable Performer honors at both the Atlantic Sun Conference indoor and outdoor championships. He garnered a total of nine all-conference medals in the two meets.

In the 2011 A-Sun outdoor meet, Lawrence set personal records in the 100 meters (10.54), 200 meters (21.20), long jump (7.69) and triple jump (14.79).

The sophomore from Waxhaw, N.C., is seeded 11th in the East Regional long jump with a distance of 7.72 meters (25-feet, 4-inches) that he recorded when finishing second at the Clemson Bob Pollock Spring Invitational earlier this month.

Lawrence won long jump titles this spring in outdoor meets hosted by Coastal Carolina, South Carolina and the Atlantic Sun Conference in addition to the Aggie Classic, hosted by North Carolina A&T. He has claimed 11 career wins in the event between indoor and outdoor competition.

"Diego made the regional meet last year as a freshman and really didn't know what to expect which showed in his performance," said head coach Jim Patchell. "This year he has quite a bit more experience competing against the best jumpers in the country and is going into the regional meet with a much better ranking. We are expecting Diego to move on to the national championships."

A senior from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Jones qualified for the regional meet for the third time in his career. Last season, he set a school record in the 110 hurdles (13.88 seconds) at the East Regional meet to qualify for the NCAA Nationals at Eugene, Ore.

In his final season, Jones finished third in the Atlantic Sun Championships 110 hurdles and placed among the top four in the event in every race he ran during the outdoor season. He earned all-conference honors in three events at the A-Sun outdoor meet - 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles and triple jump.

Jones has claimed 12 all-conference honors by finishing among the top three in an event at league indoor and outdoor championships during his four-year career. He is seeded 17th in the 110 hurdles for the 2011 regional.

"Once again, Adoniss has done a great job for us this year," said Patchell. "He made the national finals in 2010 and he is ahead of where he was at this time last year in both performances and training, so we are looking for him to be there again."

After earning Most Outstanding Track Performer honors at the 2011 A-Sun indoor championships, Rashad Campbell continued a strong season by earning runner-up honors in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay at the league outdoor meet.

The junior from Henderson, N.C., won both the 60 meter and 200-meter dashes at the A-Sun indoor championships. He set a school outdoor record in the 100 meters (10.48 seconds) at the A-Sun outdoor qualifying round then ran a 10.49 to place second in the finals. He is seeded 45th in event for the NCAA East Regional.

He was also a member of the school-record setting 4x100-meter relay unit that won the 2010 A-Sun outdoor title and finished second this year.

"Rashad has made a huge jump in his performance from last year and we are thrilled that he has qualified for the regional as well," said Patchell. "This will be Rashad's first experience at this high of a level, but I believe he is prepared for it and he should run well."

Events in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Round begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday and continue through Saturday with the men's 4x400 meter relay scheduled to startg at 9:45 p.m. Live results will be available on-line at iuhoosiers.cstv.com/livestats/m-track/ncaaprelim11.

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Players Mentioned

Rashad Campbell

Rashad Campbell

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Junior
Adoniss Jones

Adoniss Jones

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5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rashad Campbell

Rashad Campbell

5' 10"
Junior
SPRINTS
Adoniss Jones

Adoniss Jones

5' 9"
Senior
HURDLES