Track and field ready for NJCAA indoor national championships

  Lynchburg, Va. - Its' national championship time for the nationally-ranked Mesa men's and women's track and field teams.

  The MCC men are ranked seventh in the nation and the women 11^th and will be competing Friday and Saturday at the NJCAA Division I national title meet which will be held at Liberty University.

  The T-Birds have a host of athletes who have qualified for nationals.

 Among the men ranked in the top 15 in the nation are:
  -Makel Hubbard – Ranked 1^st in the nation in the heptathlon. He has equaled the NJCAA national record with 5331 points, a mark set by former MCC great Pau Tonnesen. Also 17^th in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.19 as well as eighth in the high jump at 6-10 3/4 and 14^th in the pole vault at 14

-Vanharvey Vance – 400 meters – 13^th – 48.09

-Luke Nicolds – 800 meters – 12^th – 1:54.08

-Andrew McCumber – 1,000 meters – 11^th – 2:30.05

-4x800 meter relay – 6^th – 7:45.46

-Distance medley relay – 6^th – 10:18.57

-Lofton Thomas – pole vault – 5^th – 15- 1 ¾

-Triple jump – Juba McClay – 5^th – 49-5 ¾ & 5^th – heptathlon – 4673 points

-Shot put – Uriel Hernandez – 14^th – 49-7 ¼

-Tanner Willis – 10^th heptathlon – 4522 points

-Shane Leeper – 13^th heptathlon – 4424 points

Women

-Desiree Jackson – 60 meter hurdles – 9^th – 8.82

-Mary Simi – 1,000 meters – 12^th – 3:04.15

-4x400 meter relay – 15^th – 4:03.97

-4x800 meter relay – 9^th – 9:52.35

-Distance medley relay – 7^th – 12:56.87

-Belle Huber – pole vault – 2^nd – 11-7 ¼

-Janie Tenney – pole vault – 4^th – 10-10

-Jolynn Fleming – pole vault – 6^th – 10-7 ½

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