CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Coe qualified two athletes for this weekend's NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships. Sophomore
Keelie Finnel (Francis Creek, Wis./Mischicot) and senior
Krystal Jackson (Arlington, Texas/Lamar) will participate in the championships, hosted by DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.
Finnel currently has the fifth fastest time in the nation in the 400-meter dash. Her time of 56.95 is just over half a second behind the nation's leader. She will run in the preliminary round at 4:15 p.m. Friday, with the finals scheduled for 2:05 p.m. Saturday.
Jackson has the fourth highest jump in the nation and is one of just two qualifiers from the Iowa Conference in the high jump. She has a season best height of 5' 7". The preliminary and final rounds for the high jump are at 3 p.m. on Friday.
As a team, the Kohawks enter the NCAA Championships ranked 24th in the nation.