Kenisha Bryant and T’Keyah Crockett of Southern Arkansas University and Harding University’s Cameron Bienz, Nehemia Too and Kinga Szarzynska received invitations to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships on May 24-26 in Charlotte, N.C. Bryant will run in the women’s 400-meter dash after registering the 13th fastest time this spring in 1 minute, 00.16 seconds at the West Texas A&M “Last Chance” meet during the final day of qualifying. Crockett will participate in the women’s discus after posting the 13th-best throw during the season at 161 feet, 5 inches at the West Texas A&M meet.
Bienz cleared 6-11 in the men’s high jump at the Great American Conference championship, which was the third highest in the central region. Too earned an invitation in the men’s 5,000 in 14:12.48 at the Oxy Invitational, which was the fastest time in the region. He had the third fastest time in the steeplechase at 9:08.89 at the GAC championship.
Szarzynska earned an invitation in the women’s 800 after running 2:09.84 at the Drake Relays, which was the second fastest in the central regional.