ALAMOSA, Colo— Eight Adams State University Indoor Track and Field Athletes have been selected to participate in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships as announced by the Association Tuesday afternoon.
In addition, the eight athletes pulled in a combined nine USTFCCCA All-Region awards, as announced by USTFCCCA on Tuesday.
Due to the on-going pandemic the meet, held at the Birmingham CrossPlex, will last three days (March 11-13) with the overall field being reduced by 25 percent (270 to 202 participants). All Division II winter sport championships faced a reduction in qualifiers/teams this year based on the pandemic.
The Grizzlies got six men qualified in four events, three individual events and a relay. The women had two qualifications, both in solo events.
Men's Qualifiers (6)
Men's 200-Meter Dash Prelims -
Jonah Vigil
Men's 1-Mile Run Prelims -
Ahmed Sado,
David Cardenas;
Andrew O'Keefe
Men's 3,000-Meter Run -
Davonte Jett-Reynolds
Men's Distance Medley Relay -
Andrew O'Keefe,
Jonah Vigil,
David Cardenas,
Carson Bix
Women's Qualifiers (2)
Women's 1-Mile Prelims -
Stephanie Cotter
Women's 5,000-Meter Run -
Brianna Robles
In addition to getting all-region awards in the events that they qualified for Cotter earned an all-region award in the 800-meter run.
