Indoor Track set for NAIA National Championships

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (February 28, 2022) – Milligan University's indoor track & field teams are set for the NAIA National Indoor Track & Field National Championships at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D. March 3-5.

The Buffs are sending 10 men and six women to compete in seven individual events and two relays. Milligan has qualified for both distance medley relays and has 12 athletes spread over four men's and three women's individual events.

Heading into the national championship meet, Milligan has five athletes seeded in the top eight of their respective events.

Freshman Bryn Woodall is Milligan's highest-seeded athlete as he ranks fourth in the men's 3k. Sophomore Alyssa Bearzi captured the women's cross country national title in November and is seeded fifth in the women's 5k.

Senior Avery DeWolf Burton was the national runner-up and All-American in the 3k last year and owns the sixth seed in the event this winter.

Sophomore Aaron Jones is set to make his indoor nationals debut as the No. 6 seed in the 5k. Sophomore Eli Cramer joins Jones as the No. 9 seed in the 5k.

Will Stockley posted national qualifying times in four different events this season. He's entered as the No. 8 seed in the mile at the NAIA National Championships.

Milligan's women's DMR is seeded ninth and the men are 11th heading into the NAIA National Championships. Both of Milligan's DMRs achieved All-America status at last year's national championships.

Thursday, March 3

Women's 5k Prelims (3:00 p.m. EST) – Alyssa Bearzi

Men's 5k Prelims (3:45 p.m. EST) – Aaron Jones, Eli Cramer, Alex Mortimer

Women's Distance Medley Relay Prelims (6:30 p.m. EST)

Men's Distance Medley Relay Prelims (7:00 p.m. EST)

Friday, March 4

Men's Mile Prelims (1:20 p.m. EST) – Will Stockley

Men's 800 Prelims (4:00 p.m. EST) – Sylas Chambers

Women's 1k Prelims (4:15 p.m. EST) – Gracie Allen, Caitlin Dominy

Women's 3k Prelims (4:55 p.m. EST) – Avery DeWolf Burton

Men's 3k Prelims (5:15 p.m. EST) – Bryn Woodall, Jake Crow, Evan Henson

Saturday, March 5

Men's Mile Finals (1:35 p.m. EST)

Men's 800 Finals (3:15 p.m. EST)

Women's 1k Finals (3:25 p.m. EST)

Women's 3k Finals (3:45 p.m. EST)

Men's 3k Finals (4:00 p.m. EST)

Women's 5k Finals (4:35 p.m. EST)

Men's 5k Finals (5:00 p.m.)

Women's DMR Finals (5:20 p.m. EST)

Men's DMR Finals (5:40 p.m. EST)