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Posted by - Wed, May 26, 2010 - [ Outdoor Track and Field ] - Viewed 475 times
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 59th Annual Men's and 30th Annual Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Track and Field National Championships will take place from May 27-29 in Marion, Ind. The event is hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University and is held at the Outdoor Sports Complex on the IWU campus. It is the first year that Indiana Wesleyan will host the national championships.
Starting Thursday, May 27th, Jackie Rogers (junior) will compete in the women's hammer throw at 10am followed by teammate, Amber Dunahm (senior) in the women's javelin throw at 4pm. Rogers is seated 27th and Dunham is seated 13th.  
 
The prelims of the men's 4x100m relay will start at 1:20pm. The men's 4x100m relay team consists of Brian Vanorsby (sophomore), Milton Collins (sophomore), Theron "Junior" Allen (junior) and Nick O'Loughlin (junior). They are seated 43rd
 
Friday, May 28th, Jenna Koch (sophomore), Mollie Dahl (sophomore) and Dunham will compete in the women's shot-put at 1pm. Koch is seated 33rd, Dahl 15th and Dunham 9th.
 
Saturday, May 29th, Koch will compete in the women's discus at 3pm. Koch is seated 1st place going into the National Championships. The finals for the men's 4x100m relay will be held at 2:50pm.
The Championships will feature over 1,400 student-athletes on 241 teams from across the U.S. and Canada competing in 48 different events contested over three days. There are 125 men's teams and 116 women's teams participating. The championships will begin with the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CDT, respectively. The women's hammer throw heads the field events at 10:00 a.m. and the women's 4x100m trials kicks off the track events at 1:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies start at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday and the Awards Ceremony wraps up the events at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
 
The entire 2010 NAIA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championships will be streamed online. You can catch all of the track and field action for free by clicking here and selecting one of three different camera feeds.

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