The Lincoln Blue Tigers will have several athletes in action at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field national championships, which begin today and continue through Saturday at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. Heading into the national championships, both Lincoln teams are ranked in the top 10 in Division II by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The men are ranked No. 7 and the women are ranked No. 8.
The Lincoln women finished second out of 10 teams and the men took third in the final team standings during the Redbird Challenge, hosted Friday and Saturday by Illinois State. The Lincoln women finished with 109 points and five event wins, while the men tallied 77 points and won four events.
The Lincoln Blue Tigers claimed 18 event wins, nine by the men and nine by the women, during Saturday’s Lincoln Open at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. The Lincoln women cruised to a team title with 162 points. Central Methodist finished a distant second with 122 points. The Lincoln men recorded 182 points in their team win, while Missouri S&T was runner-up with 170 points.