MIAMI (May 27, 2017) – After a lengthy weather delay in Lexington, Kentucky, FIU track and field's final two competitors – senior Chris Sullivan (Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach Senior H.S.) and freshman Jovana Ilic (Subotica, Serbia/Bosa Milicevic) – closed out competition at the NCAA East Regional Prelims at the University Outdoor Track and Field Complex at the University of Kentucky. The Panthers had a school-record seven individuals qualify for the regionals, looking to advance to the NCAA Championships, June 7-10 at historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
The wait proved to be well worth it for Sullivan, who advances to his first NCAA Championship in the high jump.