Blue Raiders Head to Florida for NCAA East Preliminary

Wednesday, May 26

Jacksonville, FL

All Day

Middle Tennessee

NCAA Regionals

5/25/2021 11:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Middle Tennessee track and field team is set to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Wednesday, May 26, in Jacksonville, Fla., with 14 individuals and one relay team representing the Blue Raiders.

The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., will host the East Preliminary competition. The qualifiers out of the East will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 9-12 in Eugene, OR.

NCAA East Preliminary Meet
Date: May 26-29
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Meet Schedule
Live Results
Live Video

Sprints
Amarachukwu Obi will be one of two Blue Raider women sprinters, running in the 200m and 400m. The freshman is coming off an impressive C-USA Outdoor Championship performance, scoring 18 points, including a gold-medal finish in the women's 200m. She also notched a silver-medal finish in the women's 400m with a new personal best 53.06. Junior teammate Agnes Abrocquah will compete in the 400m.

On the men's side, Jaquez Torian is set to compete in the 400m race.

Mid-Distance/Distance
The Blue Raiders send five mid-distance and distance runners combined to the NCAA East Preliminary Meet. Eusila Chepkemei (800m, 1500m) looks to continue her success from the conference championships after a first-place finish in the women's 800m and a second-place finish in the 1500m and 5000m.

Brian Rono will compete in the men's 800m, and he captured the gold in the event at the C-USA Outdoor Championships. Jacob Choge will compete in the 10,000m and will look to replicate the success he had in the event at conference championships. Kigen Chemadi and Lebo Mosito will both square off in the 3000m steeplechase. Chemadi currently ranks 12th nationally in the event.

Jumps
With six entries in jumps, Esther Isa (high jump, long jump, triple jump), Akera Benton (triple jump), and Erhire Omamuyovwi (high jump, triple jump) are set to compete in Florida for the Blue Raiders. Isa currently ranks seventh nationally, and Omamuyovwi ranks 17th in the high jump.

Relays
The team of Ida Mensah, Cecilia Francis, Agnes Abrocquah, and Amarachukwu Obi will compete in the women's 4x100m relay.

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