by By Chad Waller, NAIA Director of Communications and Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The official qualifiers for the 2015 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Championships have been announced by the national office on Friday. The 50th annual men’s and 35th annual women’s events will take place March 5 – 7 in Geneva, Ohio.
Robert Iron Shell (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), a sophomore at Briar Cliff University is listed as the third fastest qualifier for the indoor 400 meter run with a time of 48.54.
For the ffith-straight year, the SPIRE Institute will serve as the host venue. There are over 140 men’s and women’s teams that will make the trip to Geneva. The championships begin on March 5 with the women’s pentathlon at 1 p.m. EST and the men’s heptathlon at 1:30 p.m. Last year, the Oklahoma Baptist women repeated for the second-straight season and the Indiana Tech men earned their first-ever banner in the team competition.
Stretch Internet, the NAIA’s official video streaming company, will be broadcasting all sessions of the national championships. Packages can be purchased for $10. For more information, click here.
Event 4 Men 400 Meter Dash Prelims
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Miller, Phoenix SO Cardinal Str 47.67
2 Thermidor, Edens SO Northwood (F 48.15
3 Iron Shell, Robert SO Briar Cliff 48.54
4 Person, Dareyus JR Indiana Tech 48.61
5 Muncy, Rusty JR Briar Cliff 48.86
6 Warren, Jim JR St. Ambrose 48.90
7 Woods, Deshawn SO Indiana Tech 49.02
8 Pierre, Kelson FR Wayland Bapt 49.13
9 Rose, Robert JR Indiana Tech 49.17
10 Nickol, Kyle FR Carroll 49.35
11 Muhammad, Akim JR McPherson 49.42
12 Watts, CJ JR William Penn 49.54
13 Ruth, D'Quan SR Indiana Tech 49.57
14 Smith, Brian FR Southern-NO 49.58
15 Reynolds, Andrew FR Wayland Bapt 49.78
16 Cutler, Benjamin SR Carroll 49.78
For the schedule of events, click here.
For more championship information, click here.
Men’s Qualifiers – by School | click here
Men’s Qualifiers – by Event | click here
Women’s Qualifiers – by School | click here
Women’s Qualifiers – by Event | click here
