ATLANTA, Ga. (May 20, 2023) – The top Southern Athletic Association track & field athletes will head to Pittsford, New York for the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship, May 25-27.
A total of nine men and three women from the SAA will compete for national titles in 11 different events.
Complete 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships Qualifiers
On the men’s side, two-time 200m dash national champion JP Vaught of Centre will have a chance to add a third-straight crown in the event. The senior is seeded fifth in a very tight field with a time of 20.94, just half a second away from the top-time. Teammate Logan Isaacs is ranked No. 11 in the pole vault with a height of 4.95 meters.
Rhodes is sending three individuals to nationals. Luke Gerzon and TJ Clayton will both run in the 100m dash. Gerzon is seeded 16
th with a time of 10.47, just .06 seconds away from the top-five. Clayton is 18
th with a qualifying time of 10.52. Senior Jared Briant qualified in the steeplechase for a third straight season, having finished 11
th in 2021 and 10
th a year ago. He is seeded 19
th going into the 2023 championship with a time of 9:02.71.
Berry will send a pair of athletes in Jahari Jones and David Billiard. Jones is seeded 14
th in the 400m dash with a time of 47.43 while Billiard is 21
st in the shot put with a toss of 16.17m.
Maurice Sutherland of BSC is 14
th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.86 meters while SAA Field Athlete of the Year Ethan Armour of Hendrix is 15
th in the decathlon with a qualifying score of 6506 points.
Centre’s SAA Champion women’s team sends two qualifiers to New York for the championship. SAA track athlete of the year Meghan Owens is seeded 10
th in the 10k with a time of 35:35.32. Field Athlete of the Year Jasmine Claunch is one of the favorites for the triple jump championship, sitting second with a jump of 12.36 meters.
Rhodes high jumper Rachel Sullivan qualified for nationals and is seeded 11
th with a height of 1.68 meters.
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