MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The national stage is upon Head Track & Field Coach James Bowlin's Muleriders, as Keith Smith, Diamond Brunn, and Jordan Collins are all set to cap off their collegiate careers at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
 
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Diamond Brunn | Long Jump | Thursday (May 21) 5:30 PM
Brunn makes her way back to the outdoor championships, as the senior from Killeen, Texas, will be competing in the Long Jump once more. The Great American Conference's Women's Long Jump Champion looks to better her qualifying leap from a couple of weeks ago, when she marked at 6.11 (20' 0.5"). Diamond's season-high mark currently ranks 18^th in the nation. That distance still does not come too close to her personal best, which sits at 6.24 (20' 5.75"). Last time at the national meet, Brunn finished in eighth place with her distance of 6.04m (19' 9.75").
 
Jordan Collins | 100m Prelim | Thursday (May 21) 6:25 PM
200m Prelim | Friday (May 22) 5:45 PM
Collins will be making her national championships debut, as the senior from Huntsville, Texas will be competing to qualify in the preliminary rounds of both the 100m and the 200m. The Champion for both events at the GAC Outdoor Championships aims to qualify for Saturday first, as she is currently tied for 22^nd nationally in the 100m and is 16^th nationally in the 200m. To qualify for Saturday, Collins must finish inside the top two of her heats in both events.
 
Keith Smith | Triple Jump | Saturday (May 23) 2:15 PM
The senior out of Jefferson, Texas, makes his second national meet appearance in one year, and his third in two years, as Smith is saddled back in for another run at the NCAA DII Outdoor Triple Jump title. An All-GAC First Teamer, Keith seeks a new distance in the event, with his personal best having him in third nationally (15.77m | 51' 9"). The 25-26 Auburn Smith Male Athlete of the Year is also aiming for another First Team All-American plaudit after claiming his medal during the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field National Championships. During the indoor national meet, Keith recorded the first-known All-American honor for indoor track & field at Southern Arkansas University, as he earned his First Team All-American honor with his sixth-place distance of 15.36m (50' 4.75").
 
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