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Track & field to send 11 to NCAA East Regional

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell track & field will officially send 11 student-athletes to the 2016 NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla. May 26-28. The final participants were announced Thursday afternoon, including those who received entry based on declarations.

In total, Campbell will be featured in 12 events during the three-day meet. On the men's side, the Fighting Camels will send seven total student-athletes for seven different events. While on the women's side, Campbell will have four student-athletes in five events during the regional meet.

For the men, the following events will have representatives…

· 100-meter dash: Tashinga Chitambira recorded a time of 10.43 seconds, a personal best, during his preliminary race at the Big South Outdoor Championships.

· 200-meter dash: Khai McLin set a new personal best en route to his first place finish at the 2016 Big South Outdoor Championships. His time of 20.81 seconds is a personal best and places him in the midst of the East region rankings.

· 5,000-meter race: Lawrence Kipkoech and Amon Terer both sit in the top-30 of the region with their performances during the season. Kipkoech set his regional rank with his time of 13:57.77 set at the Mt. SAC Relays. Terer also qualified for regionals in this event with his personal best time of 13:58.32 that he ran at the Raleigh Relays.

· 10,000-meter race: Terer and Kipkoech have top-10 times in the region in this event. Terer's time of 28:54.42 is a personal best and new school record and it ranks him top-5 in the region. Kipkoech is top-10 in the region after his personal best time of 29:11.00 set at the Raleigh Relays.

· 4x100-meter relay: The men's 4x100-meter relay team set a new Campbell record at the Big South Outdoor Championships with their time of 40.08 seconds. The team consists of Lorne Jenkins, Chitambira, McLin and Fabian Jarrett.

· High Jump: Davian Rhodes cleared the 2.15-meter mark at the Big South Outdoor Championships, setting a new personal best and Matthes-Hopkins Track facility record.

· Triple Jump: Lorne Jenkins has a new personal best and school record jump of 15.35-meters, a mark he set at the Big South Outdoor Championships.

For the women's side, the following events will have representatives…

· 100-meter hurdles: Lilla Juhasz won the gold medal for this event at the Big South Outdoor Championships with her time of 13.46 seconds. With that time she set a season-best in this event.

· 400-meter hurdles: Tatiana Wolfe ran a school record and personal best time of 59.43 seconds at the Campbell Invitational, taking first during the event at the meet.

· 10,000-meter race: Joan Maritim set a new school record in the women's 10,000-meter race at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier with her time of 34:55.85.

· Long Jump: Sabina Allen's 6.18-meter mark during the Campbell University Invitational is a new school record and personal best for her.

· Triple Jump: Allen set a new school record and personal best by way of her 13.09-meter jump at the Campbell University Invitational.

Final seedings for Campbell men's & women's regional qualifiers, after declarations and scratches:

Men:    
100-meter dash Tashinga Chitambira 37th
200-meter dash Khai McLin 28th
5,000-meter race Lawrence Kipkoech 18th
  Amon Terer 20th
10,000-meter race Amon Terer 4th
  Lawrence Kipkoech 8th
4x100-meter relay Jenkins, Chitambira 19th
  McLin, Jarrett  
High Jump Davian Rhodes 27th
Triple Jump Lorne Jenkins 41st
     
Women:    
100-meter hurdles Lilla Juhasz 26th
400-meter hurdles Tatiana Wolfe 36th
10,000-meter race Joan Maritim 47th
Long Jump Sabina Allen 27th
Triple Jump Sabina Allen 12th

 

This is the most regional events in which Campbell has at least one participant and the most student-athletes to qualify since 2005 when Campbell sent eight competitors to the meet.

To view the three-day event schedule, click here. To view the full list of participants (top-48), click here (Male Athletes Delcared) and click here (Female Athletes Declared).

The NCAA East Regional Meet is scheduled for May 26-27 in Jacksonville, Florida and the NCAA Championship Meet is June 6-8 in Eugene, Oregon.

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Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

Jumps
Sophomore
Tashinga Chitambira

Tashinga Chitambira

Sprints
Senior
Fabian Jarrett

Fabian Jarrett

Sprints
Redshirt Junior
Lorne Jenkins

Lorne Jenkins

Jumps
Junior
Lilla Juhasz

Lilla Juhasz

Hurdles/Jumps
Junior
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

Distance
Sophomore
Joan Maritim

Joan Maritim

Distance
Sophomore
Khai McLin

Khai McLin

Sprints
Freshman
Davian Rhodes

Davian Rhodes

Jumps
Junior
Amon Terer

Amon Terer

Distance
Junior
Tatiana Wolfe

Tatiana Wolfe

Hurdles/Jumps
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

Sophomore
Jumps
Tashinga Chitambira

Tashinga Chitambira

Senior
Sprints
Fabian Jarrett

Fabian Jarrett

Redshirt Junior
Sprints
Lorne Jenkins

Lorne Jenkins

Junior
Jumps
Lilla Juhasz

Lilla Juhasz

Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

Sophomore
Distance
Joan Maritim

Joan Maritim

Sophomore
Distance
Khai McLin

Khai McLin

Freshman
Sprints
Davian Rhodes

Davian Rhodes

Junior
Jumps
Amon Terer

Amon Terer

Junior
Distance
Tatiana Wolfe

Tatiana Wolfe

Junior
Hurdles/Jumps