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Track and field earns four national championship slots

January 16, 2010 by Jeff Craig

The ACU track and field team earned four national championship qualifying spots at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, the season’s first event on Friday.

Jessica Blair qualified in the pole vault and the triple jump, while Wanda Hutson qualified in both the 60 meter event and 200 meter race. Andrew McDowell qualified in the hurdles for the men, and Ramon Sparks earned a spot by finishing third in the triple jump.

The Indoor Track and Field National Championship will be held March 12-13 in Albuquerque.

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