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WKU 4x100 meter relay team advances at NCAA Championships

WKU's 4x100 meter relay team broke the school record of 39.18 seconds on the first day of the NCAA Championships on Wednesday as the team advanced to the semifinals with a fifth-place finish.

The team consists of juniors Kyree King, Ventavius Sears, Emmanuel Dasor and sophomore Julius Morris. They all four earned First Team All-American honors Wednesday as they set a new school record time of 38.85 seconds

WKU and the University of Houston are the only non-power five schools to make the finals where they will go up against teams from the SEC, the Big 12, the ACC and the Pac-12.