INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-one Southern Conference student-athletes will participate in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary. On Thursday afternoon, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants for the outdoor track and field preliminary competitions. The complete list of participants is available here.
 
Samford led the way with nine selections, followed by Furman with six. ETSU had three, Wofford had two and The Citadel had one.
 
The preliminary competitions are scheduled for May 25-28. Indiana University will host the East Preliminary and the University of Arkansas will host the West Preliminary. The qualifiers out of these two regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are held from June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.
 
The full list of qualifiers from the SoCon are listed below.
 
East Women’s Preliminary Round
1,500-meter run
Megan Marvin, Furman
Genevieve Schwarz, ETSU
 
5,000-meter run
Bethany Graham, Furman
Madelynne Cadeau, Furman
 
100-meter hurdles
Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
 
Pole vault
Brittany Bishop, Samford
 
Javelin
Erin Long, Samford
Alex Webb, Samford
Jenna Reid, Wofford
 
East Men’s Preliminary Round
800-meter run
Matthew Smith, Furman
Miguel Parrilla, ETSU
 
5,000-meter run
Adam Bradtmueller, ETSU
 
10,000-meter run
Dylan Schubert, Furman
 
400-meter hurdles
Michael McMahan, Samford
 
3,000-meter steeplechase
Carson Williams, Furman
Ben Garner, Samford
 
Pole vault
Jed Sisco, Samford
 
Hammer throw
JP Caglione, The Citadel
Seth Wolfe, Samford
 
Javelin
Ashton Domingue, Samford
Matt Cahoon, Samford