PITTSBURG, Kansas – Northwest began competition at the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships today in Pittsburg, Kansas. Kevin Schultz kicked off the meet for the Bearcats with his events in the heptathlon. He is currently second, with three events remaining tomorrow. He has 3,117 points and trails the leader Valentin Charles (Texas A&M-Kingsville) by 135 points. He ran a 60m of 7.34s, long Jump of 7.09m, shot Put of 11.76m and a high jump of 2.13m.
Omar Austin qualified for the finals of the 400m with the seventh-best prelims time (47.48). Austin placed twelfth in the 200m prelims (21.69). Marcus Klein placed 13th in the long jump of 7.22m and Karim Achengli placed ninth in the 5,000 meters with a run of 14:15.27.

For the women, Jordan Hammond placed fourteenth in the 60m hurdles with a run of 8.94 seconds and Mercedes Isaacson-Cover placed tenth in the long jump with a jump of 5.71m.

Tomorrow Hammond will start her pentathlon at 10 a.m. with the 60m hurdles. Schultz will compete in the conclusion of the heptathlon which begins at 12 p.m. with the 60m hurdles. Issacson-Cover will start the triple jump at 5:55 p.m. and Austin will compete in the 400m finals at 6:10 p.m. The Bearcats will close the meet with the men’s 4x400m relay at 8:00 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —