INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. –Adams State University's Indoor Track and Field program has qualified 25 student-athletes for the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. The championships are scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kan.

The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by the NCAA Division II Track & Field Committee.

The men will send ten student-athletes, competing across five individual running events and the distance medley relay. Meanwhile, the women's team will feature 15 student-athletes participating in four individual running events, as well as the 4x400 meter relay and the distance medley relay.

Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event and by being amongst the top athletes on the national performance lists in their respective events.

Impressively, the Grizzlies are sending eight of the 20 qualifiers in the women's 3,000-meter run and five runners will be aiming for the 5,000-meter title. Gracie Hyde holds the top seed in the mile and aforementioned 3,000-meter run. Brianna Robles is the top seed in the 5,000-meter run and the distance medley relay's mark leads the pack.

Jonah Vigil and David Cardenas enter the second seed in the 400-meter and 800-meter runs, respectively while Miguel Coca and James Dunne hold the first and second spots in the mile. Coca also  leads the 3,000-meter run while Romain Legendre leads the 5,000-meter run. The Grizzlies also have the top seed in the distance medley relay.

The complete list of qualifiers is available here, which will also house live results for next week's championships.

The meet will be live streamed on www.ncaa.com and tickets and other meet information are available through the championship microsite. 

Below is the complete list of who has qualified for the Grizzlies and in what event:
MEN
Kidas Begashaw – mile
Dayton Brown – 5,000-meter, 3,000-meter
David Cardenas – 800-meter, distance medley relay
Miguel Coca – mile, 3,000-meter
James Dunne – mile, distance medley relay
Yonas Haile – 3,000-meter
Romain Legendre – 5,0000-meter
Andrew O'Keefe – 5,000-meter
Ja'Warren Smith – distance medley relay
Jonah Vigil – 400-meter

WOMEN
Victoria Amiadamen – 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Isila Apkup – 4x400-meter relay
Elena Carey – mile
Lieke Hoogsteen – 800-meter, distance medley relay
Gracie Hyde – mile, 3,000-meter, distance medley relay
Morgan Hykes – 3,000-meter
Maggie McCleskey – 3,000-meter
Jada Miller – 4x400-meter relay
Ava O'Connor – 3,000-meter
Precious Robinson – 5,000-meter, 3,000-meter
Brianna Robles – 5,000-meter, 3,000-meter
Emily Schoellkopf – 5,000-meter, 3,000-meter
Jessica Simon – 800-meter, 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Tristan Spence – 5,000-meter, 3,000-meter