LEXINGTON, Ky. - The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the qualifying athletes for the NCAA East First Round meet in Lexington, Kentucky. The meet will begin on May 27 at the University of Kentucky at the UK Track & Field Complex. Eighteen athletes from the High Point track and field teams have qualified for the first rounds, with 10 from the men's team and eight from the women's team. The 18 athletes will represent HPU in 13 events, including 12 field events and one running event.
 
Along with the athletes going to Lexington for the NCAA First Rounds, High Point has already secured one athlete at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Cole Wilson, a decathlete, made the top 24 list at No. 13 and will go straight to the NCAA Championships. This will be Wilson's second consecutive season competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after qualifying a season ago as HPU's first-ever decathlete. Wilson secured his spot at the NCAA Championships after recording a program record 7,777 points at the Big South Outdoor Championships on May 12, 2026. The combined events will start on June 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Hayward Field

May 27-30, 2025 | Lexington, Kentucky 
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Men's Qualifiers
Camerin Williams – 800m
Shaun Thomas – High Jump
Ricardo Montes de Oca – Pole Vault
Jason Olivera Jr. – Pole Vault
Jackson Tuomey – Pole Vault
Grant Gogel – Pole Vault
Reid Holloway – Pole Vault
Justin Sluijter – Long Jump
Caleb Barley – Shot Put
Drew Noblet - Javelin  

Women's Qualifiers
Mya Hines – High Jump
Emily Romano – Pole Vault
Lily Houston – Pole Vault
Gianna Paul – Long Jump
Zamesha Myle – Triple Jump
Ashlyn Giles – Shot Put & Discus
Vanessa Kobialka – Discus
Moriah Evans – Javelin
 
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