SPARTANBURG, S.C. – With just under two weeks to the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, select members of the Converse University track and field teams are heading to Cleveland, Tennessee for one final chance at qualifying for nationals while others will use the meet as a tune-up for the national championship meet.

• Senior Eseose Okoduwa looks to improve her time in both the 100 and 200 meters. She currently ranks 17th nationally in the 100 and 53rd nationally in the 200. She has already hit NCAA provisional marks in both events.
• Junior Bella Martin will compete in the hammer throw. She ranks fourth in the event in the southeast region.
• Sophomore Jermyra Bethel, the silver medalist in the 400 meters at the Conference Carolinas Championships, looks to improve her time in the event. She is approximately half a second off of the provisional mark.
• Freshman Kennedy Wright ran a 14.47 in the 100 meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Championships. Due to injury, it was just her second appearance of the season. Her personal best is just 0.52 off of the school record.
• Sophomore Nick Tibolla, with a season-best of 14.17 in the 110 meter hurdles, looks to improve his time under 14 seconds. He currently ranks 31st nationally and second in the southeast region.
• Sophomore Omarion Belton looks to improve his outdoor season-best to what he achieved during indoor season. He hit a season-best of 7.07 meters at the conference championship meet.
• Freshman Jacob Wren is shooting for the provisional mark of 1:51.02 in the 800 meters. He is just over three seconds off of this time with his season best.
• Sophomore Alain Flores, the Conference Carolinas Champion in the 1,500 and 5,000 meter runs, looks to improve his best times in both and qualify for nationals.

The NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships are on May 22-24 at the Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado.
 
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