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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - No. 18 Arkansas Lady Razorback track and field will
host the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, Friday-Saturday, May
30-31, at John McDonnell Field.
Field events will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday with running events
starting at 3 p.m. On Saturday, field events will begin at 11 a.m. with
running events following at 5 p.m. Gates will open one hour prior to the
first event. Fans can park in Lots 44, 56, 72, 73 and 73A. Spectators can
enter John McDonnell Field through the northwest corner gates. Visit
Hogwired.com for complete details of the championships.
Arkansas sits at No. 18 in the current USTFCCCA ranking. The
Lady'Backs are just one of six SEC schools ranked in the top 25 this week.
The Lady'Backs will enter 20 athletes in 11 events this weekend.
While Arkansas hosts the Mideast Championships, Florida State is
hosting the East Championships, Nebraska the Midwest Championships and Cal
State Northridge the West Championships.
Arkansas has had success at the NCAA Mideast Regional
Championships finishing among the top five four times in five competitions
and never finishing worse than 10th.
Arkansas athletes hold the region's top mark in three events in
Dacia Barr (1,500 meters, 5,000 meters) and Katie Stripling. Barr will only
compete in the 1,500 meters at the Mideast Championships.
A top five finish in any individual event and a top three finish
in a relay automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships, in Des
Moines, Iowa, next month. To be considered for an at-large bid, an
individual athlete must finish sixth through 12th and relays must finish
fourth through eighth.
For complete details of the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships,
visit Hogwired.com. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Razorback
Ticket Office at 1-800-982-4647 or by visiting Hogwired.com.
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