INDIANAPOLIS – The Kent State University track and field program has 12 student-athletes who have earned spots to compete at the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Championships, the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced on Thursday. The preliminary round will be held May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Florida.
For the third year in a row, TJ Lawson has already qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the decathlon, as the multi-events are not held at preliminary championships sites. Lawson will be seeded fifth in the competition with a school-record 7,876 points at the Tennessee Relays last month.