Marshall University Athletics

Shepard-Hall Finishes Ninth at the NCAA East Regional Championship

5/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

May 26, 2006

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GREENSBORO, N.C.- Sikeetha Shepard-Hall (Houston, Texas) concluded her athletic career at Marshall by finishing ninth in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional Championship at North Carolina A&T State University. Her leap of 20-05.25 improves her previous best jump and current Marshall school record, 20-03, by two inches.

Shepard-Hall missed an at-large bid to the National Championship by one place; finishers six through eight are eligible for at-large bids to the National Championship depending on their place in the national descending order list. The top five finishers are automatically advanced to the National Championship.

Shepard-Hall entered the meet ranked 17th in the region.

Complete Championship results can be found at www.ncataggies.com.

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