Qualifiers Chosen for NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships

5/14/2013 10:30:00 AM | Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Hosted by CSU-Pueblo on May 23-25

The NCAA today announced the field of student-athletes selected to participate in the Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, hosted by the University of Colorado – Pueblo on May 23-25 in Pueblo, Colo. A total of 754 participants (377 men and 377 women) are slated to compete in the championships after reaching automatic and provisional standards for each event.

The Grand Canyon University men's and women's squads were well represented on the list, picking up 16 individual entries and two relay entries on the women's side, and 15 individual entries and two relay entries for the men.

Shavine Hodges and Petra Fanty lead the way for the women with four events apiece. Hodges is slated to compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay. Fanty will run in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay.

Samantha Bogatz will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100-meter relay. Brianne Kee (long jump and 4x100-meter relay) and Amber Yingling (long jump and triple jump) will each compete in two events for GCU.

Jennifer Dowty (4x400-meter relay), Lauren Graham (pole vault), Amy Hop (pole vault), Maria Kropf (100-meter hurdles), Vanessa Levy (discus throw), Amanda Sims (400-meter hurdles), and Jessica Yates (triple jump) also were selected for their respective events.

Ramon Cooper, Dario Horvat, and Fred Taylor were each selected to participate in three events for the 'Lopes. Cooper will be in action in the 400-meter hurdles, long jump, and 4x400-meter relay. Horvat and Taylor will run in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes as well as the 4x100-meter relay.

Stephan Bullard is slated to compete in the 800-meter run and 4x400-meter relay. Joining him with two events is Kevin Lashley in the long jump and triple jump, Lance Parker in the 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay, and Oliver Smith in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay.

Eric Frawley (pole vault), Vince Frawley (pole vault), AAron Hill (long jump), Carl Houston (4x100-meter relay), Josh Ralston (4x400-meter relay), and Tyler Sipes (110-meter hurdles) will also compete in their respective events.

Entering the national championships, the 'Lopes hold a number of top-10 marks nationally:

Women:

Hodges in the 100-meter dash (second – 11.36 seconds) and 200-meter dash (second – 23.43 seconds), Bogatz in the 100-meter dash (fourth – 11.50 seconds) and 200-meter dash (10^th – 23.61 seconds), Fanty in the 400-meter dash (second – 52.92 seconds) and 200-meter dash (sixth – 23.61 seconds), the 4x100-meter relay team (fourth – 44.95 seconds), the 4x400-meter relay team (sixth – 3:42.12), Graham in the pole vault (fifth – 4.02 meters), Hop in the pole vault (seventh – 4.01 meters), Kee in the long jump (seventh – 6.05 meters), Yingling in the triple jump (fifth – 12.66 meters ) and long jump (10^th – 6.01 meters), Yates in the triple jump (sixth – 12.52 meters), and Levy in the discus throw (third – 50.13 meters).

Men:
Horvat in the 100-meter dash (first – 10.18 seconds), Taylor in the 200-meter dash (second – 20.75 seconds) and 100-meter dash (third – 10.23 seconds), Sipes in the 110-meter hurdles (third – 13.89 seconds), Cooper in the 400-meter hurdles (third – 51.61 seconds), Bullard in the 800-meter run (eighth – 1:50.15), the 4x100-meter relay team (second – 39.74 seconds), Vince Frawley in the pole vault (second – 5.25 meters), Hill in the long jump, (first – 7.85 meters) and Lashley in the long jump (third – 7.66 meters).