MIAMI (May 23, 2018) – Five FIU track and field student-athletes are gearing up and getting ready to head north up Interstate-75 this week to take part in the NCAA Division I East Regional Track and Field Preliminary at the University of South Florida Track and Field Stadium in Tampa. The meet will be held May 24-26, with the qualifiers from each event advancing to the NCAA Championships that will take place at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, June 6-9.
Coming off last year's record-setting seven competitors qualifying for the NCAA East preliminaries, this year's five qualifiers include: juniors Clarissa Cutliff (Orlando, Florida/Edgewater) and Kenflore Atilus (Naples, Florida/Naples) in the high jump, Asha James (Canaan, Tobago) in the javelin, and Terrisa Russell (Fort Lauderdale, Florida/South Broward) and Gabrielle Rains (Sherwood Park, Alberta) in the discus.