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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Eleven Southwestern Athletic Conference student-athletes have qualified for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Over 250 NCAA member institutions sponsor Division I track and field teams and each year, these teams hope to compete in the championship meet. With over 20 events for both men and women, the championship meet will cap off an exciting outdoor season. 

The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field June 7-10 in Austin, Texas. It will be the eighth time the outdoor championships have been held in Texas and the first time since 2019.
 
“The NCAA Division I Track & Field National Championship is not an easy ticket to punch,” said Alabama State head coach Ritchie Beene. “If so, every school would have someone to qualify. The student-athletes, coaches, and institutions have done something special to get there.” 
 
A listing of student-athletes to qualify for the event is listed below.  
 
Alabama State
Victor Smith, Justus Trainer, Matthew Clarke, Jamarion Stubbs
4x100 Relay-6^th Overall
 
Kendrick Winfield, Khabeeba Mills, Joshua Knox, Daquan Tate
4x400 Relay-8^th Overall
 
Jackson State
Sherman Hawkins Jr.
High Jump 2.14m (7'0.25) - 7^th Place
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Caleb Snowden
High Jump 2.17m (7'1.5) - 1^st Place
 
Texas Southern
Chadrick Williams 
Triple Jump 15.65 (51'4.25) - 12^th Place
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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