ENMU men's track team ranked 20th nationally

NEW ORLEANS — Eastern New Mexico University Track and Field has their men's squad back in the top-20 in this week's United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTCCCA) Poll. The Hounds sits right at No. 20, one spot ahead of their previous ranking entering the national meet.

In all, ENMU will have four individuals and a relay team represented at the NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. On the men's side it will be Marcus Parker in 100- and 200-meter dashes, and Kenneth Lloyd in the high jump.

Parker's time of :10.17 in the 100 has him sitting third in the nation, while his :20.43 time in the 200 leads the field. Both times are school records and are the top times in the South Central Region. Lloyd is the only field event competitor for either the men or the women. The senior is currently tied for sixth in Division II after he cleared the high jump bar at 2.14 meters (7-0.25) at the LSC Outdoor Championships back on May 5.

ENMU’s women will also have two individuals to go along with the 4x100m relay team competing. Kandice Miles and Danee Bustos will both compete in the 200m dash. Miles is tied for 11th in the 200 at 24.05, which was converted from her record setting time of 23.98 after altitude. Bustos is tied for 21st at 24.22. Those two along with Lateria Slaughter and Maijah Mathis make up the relay team that is seeded seventh with a time of 45.93, which they ran at the LSC Outdoor Championships back on May 5.

The NCAA-II Outdoor National Championships are set for Thursday through Saturday, May 24-26, in Charlotte, N.C. at the Irwin Belk Complex, and Johnson C. Smith University will serve as the host of the championships. The meet will be streamed live on http://www.NCAA.com each day.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Championship Rankings

1. Pittsburg State

2. Texas A&M-Kingsville

3. Tiffin

4. Texas A&M-Commerce

5. Adams State

6. Angelo State

7. Saint Augustine’s

8. Grand Valley State

9. Lincoln (Mo.)

10. Ashland

11. Chico State

12. Central Missouri

13. West Texas A&M

14. CSU-Pueblo

15. Colorado Mines

16. Fort Hays State

17. Minnesota State

18. Missouri Southern

19. Alabama-Huntsville

20. Eastern New Mexico

21. Queens (N.C)

22. Academy of Art

23. Colorado Mesa

24. MSU Moorhead

25. West Oregon