Illinois State sophomore Kameesha Smith qualified for the NCAA Championships with her performance late Thursday night in the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Sacramento, Calif.
Smith cleared 5 feet, 8¾ inches in the high jump to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. She qualified for the NCAA Championships on June 5-8 at Austin, Texas.
Franklin nets 10th at NCAAs: Illinois Wesleyan's Jessica Franklin was the highest-finishing freshman in the heptathlon with a 10th place in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Geneva, Ohio.
Franklin finished with 4,587 points.