Staff Report
UNM will be sending four representatives from the track and field team to compete in the NCAA Championships, which begin June 11 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Those four members - Katie Coronado, Tiyana Peters, Robert Caldwell and Lee Emanuel - snatched spots in women's javelin, high jump and pole vault and the 1,500-meter run.
Coronado, putting an exclamation point on what has become a memorable season, broke the school record for women's javelin with a throw of 178-7.
While Coronado was throwing high and far, Peters was flying high in the high jump event, qualifying for the championships with a fifth-place finish, clearing 5-9.25.
Peters ended up tied for fifth, setting up a dramatic jump-off with Nebraska senior Kim Shubert. But inevitably, Peters would win the jump-off.
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On the men's side, senior Robert Caldwell and junior Lee Emmanuel will compete in two events: Caldwell in the pole vault, and Emmanuel the 1,500-meter race.
Caldwell, who finished the day in ninth, cleared 16-7.5 on his first attempt. He would clear 17-1, ultimately working his way up to 17-9. But Caldwell, trying to clear it three times, was unable to.
Emmanuel, who is ranked No. 8 nationally will also represent UNM after he qualified for the 1,500 with a time of 3:45.28.
Lobo sprinter Ariel Burr just missed punching her ticket at the the NCAA's, falling short of the qualifying time by .08 seconds with a time of 53.49 in the 400-meter dash.
