INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-five Southern Conference student-athletes were selected to compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competitions, as the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants Thursday morning.
 
Those 25 SoCon student-athletes will participate in a combined 19 events at the East Preliminary, which will be hosted by the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 26-29. The qualifiers out of the East and West regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Furman and Samford lead the way for the SoCon programs with nine total participants each between their men’s and women’s teams.

Paladin senior Gabbi Jennings is the third seed in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, while classmate Ryan Adams is seeded fifth in the men’s 1,500-meter run.
 
For Samford, which swept the SoCon Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Maggie Johnston will represent the Bulldog women in the discus and Tally Wilson in the pole vault, while seven Samford men earned nods, including Michael McMahan in both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles and Justin Stuckey, the No. 7 seed in the high jump.
 
Wofford is sending three student-athletes to the meet, with Isaiah Ellis competing in both hurdles alongside Samford’s McMahan. The Bulldogs’ Titus Moore also earned a nod in the 110-meter hurdles, giving the league three participants in that event.
 
The Citadel (Sam Blumer, pole vault), ETSU (Phelani Maduwa, 800-meter run), VMI (Gavin Jenkins, 3,000-meter steeplechase) and Western Carolina (Shon Pratcher, long jump) will also be represented at the meet.
 
Four SoCon student-athletes will compete in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, with Jenkins leading the way as the No. 16 seed.
 
For the NCAA’s full release, click here.
 
The SoCon participants, listed with their seeds, are as follows:
 
Women’s 800-meter run preliminaries
13. Megan Marvin, Furman (2:04.18)
32. Emma Kuntz, Furman (2:05.99)
 
Women’s 5,000-meter run preliminaries
24. Bethany Graham, Furman (15:57.92)
 
Women’s 100-meter hurdles preliminaries
28. Kerrington Johnson, Wofford (13.27)
 
Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminaries
3. Gabbi Jennings, Furman (9:43.48)

Women's pole vault preliminaries
48. Tally Wilson, Samford (3.97m)
 
Women’s discus throw preliminaries
23. Maggie Johnston, Samford (53.35m)
 
Men’s 800-meter run preliminaries
36. Jose Peñalver, Samford (1:49.33)
43. Phelani Maduwa, ETSU (1:49.55)
 
Men’s 1,500-meter run preliminaries
5. Ryan Adams, Furman (3:37.66)
 
Men’s 5,000-meter run preliminaries
46. Jake Ogden, Furman (13:57.50)
 
Men’s 10,000-meter run preliminaries
34. Daniel Bernal, Furman (29:17.95)
 
Men’s 110-meter hurdles preliminaries
32. Titus Moore, Samford (13.96)
38. Michael McMahan, Samford (13.98)
46. Isaiah Ellis, Wofford (14.05)
 
Men’s 400-meter hurdles preliminaries
14. Michael McMahan, Samford (51.00)
43. Isaiah Ellis, Wofford (52.12)
 
Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminaries
16. Gavin Jenkins, VMI (8:44.56)
17. Cameron Ponder, Furman (8:44.63)
22. Carson Williams, Furman (8:46.78)
32. Ben Garner, Samford (8:50.81)
 
Men’s high jump preliminaries
7. Justin Stuckey, Samford (2.21m)
36. Tanner Henry, Wofford (2.10m)
 
Men’s pole vault preliminaries
34. Jed Sisco, Samford (5.10m)
41. Sam Blumer, The Citadel (5.07m)
 
Men’s long jump preliminaries
39. Shon Pratcher, Western Carolina (7.43m)
 
Men’s javelin throw preliminaries
25. Matt Cahoon, Samford (67.87m)