INDIANAPOLIS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field programs will send 14 men's entries and 11 women's entries to the 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, as announced by the NCAA on Tuesday.
 
The championships will be held May 24-26 in Charlotte, N.C., at the Irwin Belk Complex. Johnson C. Smith University will serve as the host of the championships. Heat and flight information will be available on Monday, May 21.
 
The Lion men are ranked fourth nationally entering the national meet, while the Lion women are ranked 17th in the country.
 
On the men's side, the Lion entries are loaded up in the sprints, with three entries in the 400 meter dash and two apiece in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash. Three previous national champions will travel to Charlotte for the men in DeVontae Steele in the triple jump (2016 indoor, 2018 indoor), Florian Obst in the decathlon (2017 outdoor), and the 4x400 meter relay (2018 indoor).
 
Rashard Clark is entered in three events – the 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, and 4x400 meter relay. Malcolm Woods is slated to compete in three events – the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay.
 
On the women's side, an all-time record group will attend for the Lions. Both Kamryn McKee (400 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay) and Minna Svaerd (400 meter hurdles, 4x400 meter relay, pole vault) will be entered into three events.
 
MEN'S 100 METER DASH
Malcolm Woods
Lamontris Johnson-Jessie
 
MEN'S 200 METER DASH
Rashard Clark
Malcolm Woods
 
MEN'S 400 METER DASH
Rashard Clark
D'Lance Sharp
Dedrian Windham
 
MEN'S 4x100 METER RELAY
Brice Ashburn, Malcolm Woods, Stadrian Taylor, Josiah Dennis
 
MEN'S 4x400 METER RELAY
Dedrian Windham, Gabriel Peterson, D'Lance Sharp, Rashard Clark
 
MEN'S POLE VAULT
Hudson Hall
 
MEN'S LONG JUMP
Sir Morgan Loudd
DeVontae Steele
 
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
DeVontae Steele
 
MEN'S DECATHLON
Florian Obst
 
WOMEN'S 100 METER DASH
Mackenzie Clark
 
WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH
Kamryn McKee
 
WOMEN'S 400 METER HURDLES
Minna Svaerd
 
WOMEN'S 4x100 METER RELAY
Mackenzie Clark, Courtlyn Gant, Kamryn McKee, Joy Spann
 
WOMEN'S 4x400 METER RELAY
Minna Svaerd, Ro'Nisha Simpson, Joy Spann, Kamryn McKee
 
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
Markie Abbott
Chelsea Cheek
 
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
Minna Svaerd
 
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
Jasmine Roberts
 
WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW
Anitial'a Robins
 
WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW
Hailey Wanoreck