Mavericks Compete at Day One of Nationals

Birmingham, Ala. --- All four Mavericks who qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships were in action Friday afternoon as the meet kicked off in Birmingham Alabama.

2014 runner-up in the heptathlon, Nathan Hancock finds himself sitting in seventh through four events with 2,893 overall points. He posted a time of 7.14 in the 60-meter dash and followed that with a lunge of 21' in the long jump. His shot put mark of 38'0.75" and high jump standard of 6'6.75" rounded out his postings.

School record-holder in the 60-meter dash, senior Emmanuel Matadi, qualified for the final round after posting a time of 6.68, which ranks third in the field.

Matadi and Kyran Stewart both did not qualify for the final round of the 200-meters.

Sophomore Myles Hunter posted a time of 8.06 in the 60-meter hurdles which put him in ninth, also not qualifying for tomorrow's final round.

Hancock and Matadi will wrap up their indoor careers tomorrow afternoon in Birmingham.

Full results may be viewed HERE.

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