Jaiden Peraza and
Taylor Sargent will represent VCSU Track & Field at the NAIA Indoor National Championships this weekend.
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Peraza and Sargent have both qualified to compete at the national meet, which runs Thursday through Saturday at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D.
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Sargent has qualified in the women's 60-meter hurdles. The prelim races are Friday at 12:35 p.m., and the finals will be held Saturday at 12:45 p.m. Sargent, a senior from Carlyle, Saskatchewan, is ranked 32
nd in the event with her top time of 9.02 seconds this season. A total of 46 athletes are scheduled to race in the women's 60-meter hurdles.
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Peraza will represent VCSU in the men's high jump, which begins Friday at 2 p.m. A freshman from Kindred, N.D., Peraza is ranked 17
th in the NAIA with his top mark of 2.03 meters this season. Friday's high jump event includes 30 competitors.
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The top 8 finishers in each event earn All-American honors.
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NAIA TRACK & FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Taylor Sargent - Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
Prelims: Friday – 12:35 p.m.
Finals: Saturday – 12:45 p.m.
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Jaiden Peraza - Men's High Jump – Prelims & Final
Friday – 2:00 p.m.
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