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Men's Track and Field MSU Athletic Communications

Men's Track & Field Set For NCAA East Prelims

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Morgan State men's track & field team is ready to kick off their run to the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend (May 25-27) when they head to Lexington, Kentucky, for the third-straight season to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds set to begin Thursday afternoon at University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility.

The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky will serve as host for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas will host the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. The qualifiers out of these two regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon.

Morgan State's duo of senior Joel Roberson and junior Lloyd Hylton will compete with their goal of earning their spot in the national semifinals as the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds run through Saturday. Roberson will be competing in the 400-meter dash, while Hylton will look to advance in the long jump.
 
The NCAA Selection Committee has accepted the Top 48 performers in each individual event and the Top 24 relay teams in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays to compete at each site serving as hosts of the NCAA Preliminary Rounds for a total of 96 individuals and 48 relays competing in all events nationwide with the goal of moving on to the national semifinals.
 
When competing at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds, the Top 12 finishers in each open and relay event will qualify for the semifinal and final rounds of the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene from June 7-10.
 
Flash Results will provide the daily live results of the meet online at here in each of the three days of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds.

The complete list of participants is available on the following website.

For more information regarding the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, log on to NCAA.com.
 
MSU Athletes Accepted into the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

Athlete, Event, Time/Mark (Region Rank)
Joel Roberson, 400m Dash, 47.03 (38th)
Lloyd Hylton, Long Jump, 7.44m (48th)
 
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Players Mentioned

Joel Roberson

Joel Roberson

Quarter Miler
5' 9"
Senior
Lloyd Hylton

Lloyd Hylton

Sprinter/Jumper
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joel Roberson

Joel Roberson

5' 9"
Senior
Quarter Miler
Lloyd Hylton

Lloyd Hylton

5' 10"
Junior
Sprinter/Jumper