BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- All 14 Southeastern Conference schools will be represented at the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competitions beginning Thursday.
The preliminary competitions are scheduled for May 26-28, and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida hosts the east region, while the west region is at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
The qualifiers out of these regions compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held June 8-11 in Eugene, Oregon.
The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams ranked in the most recent edition of the U.