Mavs to Send 5 to NCAA II National Meet
May 17, 2005 | Track & Field
The Nebraska-Omaha track and field team will send five athletes to the NCAA II National Championships on May 26-28 in Abilene, Texas.
US Track and Field Coaches Association Athlete of the Year, Anastasia Kyvelidou will lead the group of student-athletes by participating in four different events. Kyvelidou, a senior from Edessa, Greece, will compete in the heptathlon, triple jump, javelin throw and the 100-meter hurdles.
Kalyn Byers, a senior from Clarinda, Iowa, and junior Debbie Akerly (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) will also compete in the heptathlon. Akerly will also join Kyvelidou in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump.
Foluso Makinde, a junior from Ipetumodu, Nigeria, will compete in the long jump. Taira Baker, a senior from Columbus, will take part in the triple jump.
US Track and Field Coaches Association Athlete of the Year, Anastasia Kyvelidou will lead the group of student-athletes by participating in four different events. Kyvelidou, a senior from Edessa, Greece, will compete in the heptathlon, triple jump, javelin throw and the 100-meter hurdles.
Kalyn Byers, a senior from Clarinda, Iowa, and junior Debbie Akerly (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) will also compete in the heptathlon. Akerly will also join Kyvelidou in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump.
Foluso Makinde, a junior from Ipetumodu, Nigeria, will compete in the long jump. Taira Baker, a senior from Columbus, will take part in the triple jump.
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