Florida State’s Track & Field teams will be well represented at the NCAA East Regional being held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from Wednesday-Saturday. FSU will have 25 student-athletes competing in 20 events with 13 qualifiers from the men’s team in nine events and 12 from the women’s team in 11 events. “The old timers refer to this meet as the East Region championships, but it’s truly the first round of the NCAA National Championships,” FSU Head Coach Bob Braman said. “How you perform here sets the fields for Nationals and that’s key for getting in good lanes and the best heats and flights for the NCAA Championship in two weeks. “So, job one is to finish in the Top 12 of your event and advance to the final round in Austin, but you need to be at your best no matter what.” The East Regional is one of two in the country with qualifiers from the western portion of the U.S. competing at Sacramento State. The Top 12 finishers in each event from both the East and West Regionals will qualify for the NCAA Championships at the University of Texas June 7-10. “I feel like we’re peaking at the right time and we should advance quite a few to the final championships, but we need a few of our stars to be healthy and at their best for that to happen,” Braman said. “It’s great being close to home and in a familiar climate. We’re used to the humidity and rains, so that will make for smoother execution for us.” Jeremiah Davis leads the contingent of qualifiers from the men’s team having earned First Team All-America honors in both the long and triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Davis, who was the ACC Field Performer of the Meet at both indoor and outdoor championships this season, is among the favorites to win a national championship in each event should he qualify for the NCAA Championships. Amir Willis, who won the 100 meter championship at the ACC outdoors two weeks ago, was a First Team All-American in the indoor 60 meter dash in March. Ismael Kone also earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA indoor championships his coming in the 200 meters. Freshman Dajaz DeFrand swept the 100 and 200 meter championships at the ACC outdoor meet two weeks ago and was Second Team All-American in the indoor 60 and 200 meter dashes at the NCAAs. Caisa-Marie Lindfors has had a spectacular season after being limited by injuries over the previous two years. She won the ACC Championship in the discus and is favored to advance to the NCAA finals. Two other Seminoles won ACC Championships and enter the East Regional as likely NCAA finalists. Alexandra Webster was the women’s 100 meter hurdles champion and Milton Ingraham took home the ACC Championship in the discus. They are joined by shot putter Amani Heaven as favorites to advance. The men’s events will be conducted on Wednesday and Friday, with women’s events held on Thursday and Saturday at UNF. SCHEDULE FOR FSU PARTICIPANTS IN THE NCAA EAST REGIONAL Wednesday 6:00 p.m. M. Long Jump First Round Jeremiah Davis; Curtis Williams 7:00 p.m. M. 100m First Round Ismael Kone; Amir Willis; Taylor Banks; JoVaughn Martin 7:25 p.m. M. 400m First Round DaeQwan Butler 8:20 p.m. M. 400 H First Round James Rivera 8:45 p.m. M. 200m First Round Ismael Kone; Amir Willis, Denzell Feagin 9:10 p.m. M. 10,000m Semifinal David Mullarkey Thursday 1:30 p.m. W. Javelin First Round Stella Weinberg 6:00 p.m. W. 100 H First Round Alexandra Webster 6:30 p.m. W. 1500m First Round Yasmine Abbes 7:00 p.m. W. 100m First Round Dajaz DeFrand 7:00 p.m. W. Shot Put First Round Amani Heaven 7:25 p.m. W. 400m First Round Faith Banks 8:20 p.m. W. 400 H First Round Alexandra Webster; Ava Klein 8:45 p.m. W4x400 Relay Quarterfinals Johnson, Banks, Webster, Klein, Wilson 9:10 p.m. W. 10,000m Semifinal Alyson Churchill; Emmy van der Berg Friday 1:00 p.m M. Discus First Round Milton Ingraham II 5:00 p.m. M.4x100 Relay Quarterfinals Banks, Kone, Willis, Feagin, Martin, Alex Collier 6:00 p.m. M.Triple Jump First Round Jeremiah Davis: Kyvon Tatham 6:35 p.m. M. 100m Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 7:25 p.m. M. 400 H Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 7:50 p.m. M. 200m Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance Saturday 1:00 p.m. W. Discus First Round Amani Heaven; Caisa-Marie Lindfors 5:00 p.m. W4x100 Relay Quarterfinals Webster, DeFrand, Banks, Johnson, Wilson 5:15 p.m. W. 1500m Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 6:00 p.m. W.Triple Jump First Round TBA – based on first-round performance 6:15 p.m. W. 100 H Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 6:35 p.m. W. 100m Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 6:50 p.m. W. 400m Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance 7:25 p.m. W. 400 H Quarterfinals TBA – based on first-round performance