Brandon Hairston and Jocelyn Keen each ended their seasons at the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries Thursday. Freshman Tayla Carter competed in 100m and is scheduled to run in the 200m preliminaries on Friday.
Western Carolina's Brandon Hairston, Jocelyn Keen and Tayla Carter each begin a quest for a trip to Eugene, Oregon, and the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, today at the NCAA East Region Preliminaries.
The NCAA released the qualifiers for the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Round meet of the Division One Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held on the campus of the North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, N.C. The meet is set to begin one week from today, May 23. Freshman Tayla Carter along with Junior Jocelyn Keen for the women and senior Brandon Hairston each qualified from Western Carolina.
The Southern Conference announced its April athletes of the month with Brandon Hairston being honored as men's track athlete of the month and Alisha Bradshaw being named women's field athlete of the month.
On the heels of sweeping both of the 2013 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships, members of the Western Carolina men's and women's track & field teams continue to vie for spots in the NCAA East Regional.
The Western Carolina men and women claimed the 2013 SoCon Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Eagle Track & Field Complex at Erk Russell Athletic Park Sunday.
Sophomore Sinead Haughey earned All-Southern Conference honors after winning the 10,000m with a track-record time of 35:40.25 to lead the Furman track and field teams Saturday in the first day of the 2013 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Statesboro, Ga.
Western Carolina men's and women's track and field both sit in third place after day one of the 2013 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Eagle Track & Field Complex at Erk Russell Athletic Park.