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NCAA Championships - East First Round

Lara Check
Photo by: Will Meadows

Herd Track and Field’s Athletes Depart for NCAA East First Rounds

5/27/2025 9:49:00 AM | Track and Field

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University Track and Field will be represented by Long Jumpers Lara Check and Addison Painter starting Wednesday at the 2025 NCAA DI Track and Field Championships East First Round hosted by the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. 

Both athletes have qualified with a Top 48 mark in the East Region. The field of 48 athletes in both Long Jump events will be narrowed to 12 combined with 12 from the West Region taking place simultaneously in College Station, Texas to advance to the NCAA Championship Finals in Eugene, Oregon starting on June 11.

For the full schedule of the NCAA East First Rounds, view HERE

For live results of the NCAA East First Rounds, view HERE

"The goal is to go out and have a good day," Painter said. "Obviously we'd like to be in the Top 12 and advance to Eugene but the goal is to go out and execute and have fun."

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Players Mentioned

Combined Events
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Marshall Cross Country: Coach Caleb Bowen (Post-Thundering Herd Invitational)
Friday, August 29
Marshall T&F: Addison Painter/Lara Check (Pre-NCAA 1st Rd.)
Tuesday, May 27
Marshall T&F: Emma Henry, Gradian Graham, Azure Travis, Garrett Ferguson (Pre-Louisville)
Thursday, April 24
Marshall T&F (Pre-JMU Invite)
Friday, April 11