NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships

BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene may have a chance to bring home some national championship hardware this weekend as it heads to the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Friday and Saturday.
 
The Crimson Storm will send 10 women and nine men who will compete in several events in Marion, Ind. SNU also has a handful of top five qualifying marks in various events.
 
On the women's side, Jackie Stevens as the second best mark this season with a school record 16.43-meter (53-feet, 11-inches) throw in the weight throw. She is also seventh currently in the shot put at 12.59 meters (41-feet, 3.75-inches). Kalicia Williams currently holds the fifth best mark in the shot at 12.91 meters (42-feet, 4.25 inches) and is in the top 25 in the weight throw. Jamie Hope is also seventh in the high jump as she cleared 1.63 meters (5-feet, 4.25 inches).
 
On the track, the Storm have three running in the 60-meter dash and the 200 meters. Mercedes Weaver, Raven McDaniel and Aliyah Nolan are 16^th, 19^th and 22^nd respectively in the 60 meters with times of 8.07, 8.09 and 8.11 and each is separated by two-tenths of a second. McDaniel leads the way in the 200 meters as the three run 17^th, 18^th and 19^th. McDaniel has the top time of 26.83 while Weaver holds a 26.90 and Nolan posted a 26.92. Lisa Childress will also run in the 200 meters as comes in with a qualifying time of 27.67.
 
CJ Hornback and Brooke Witt will run in the 60-meter hurdles as both have top 25 times. Hornback posted a 9.61 and Witt notched a 9.85. Those two will also combined with Childress and Ciera Johnson to run the 4x200-meter relay as SNU holds the second fastest time this year at 1:48.00 (4x220-yards).
 
On the men's side SNU has a few chances to bring home the gold.
 
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Rilwan Jimoh, Kentrell Miller, Korey Eakers and Sterling Wright hold the top time in the NCCAA at 3:21.38 and the same four ran the second fastest time in the 4x200-meter relay at 1:41.57 (4x220-yards). Jimoh and Eakers will also run in the 400 meters as Jimoh is currently eighth at 51.02 and Eakers is 13^th at 51.45. Wright will also run in the 60 meters as he holds a top 20 time at 7.11 and Miller will run in the 200 meters as he also holds a top 20 time at 22.96.
 
Grayson Haws comes in as the NCCAA favorite in the 800-meters as the freshman posted the top time the year with a 1:55.85. He will also run as part of the 4x400-meter relay. Andrew Leahey also has a top 20 time in the mile at 4:24.97.
 
Scott Irvin and Michael Piatt are both tied for eighth heading into the national championships in the pole vault as they both have cleared 4.55 meters (14-feet, 11-inches). Hunter Stanley is also in the top 10 in the high jump as he has cleared 1.93 meters (6-feet, 4-inches).
 
The national championships get under way, Friday at 7 p.m., inside the Troyer Fieldhouse.