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UNM Qualifies 20 Individuals, Relay For NCAA Prelims

Women's Accepted Athletes | Men's Accepted Athletes

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of New Mexico track & field team qualified 20 individuals and a relay team to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Championships competition, the national selection committee announced Thursday.

The Lobos will send nine men, 11 women and a men's relay team to the NCAA West Preliminary championships at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas, next week with the goal of placing in the top 12 of their respective events.

A top-12 finish at the preliminary rounds — which are split between the West region in Lawrence and the East region in Jacksonville, Fla.