CHARLESTON, S.C. - Three members of the College of Charleston women's track & field team will compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday at Saturday in Atlanta for one final chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
All three athletes currently hold school records in their respective events. Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Jelain McArthur (Laurens, S.C./Laurens District) starts the event for the Cougars with the 100-meter hurdles trials at 6:30 p.m.
McArthur will also compete in the triple jump on Saturday. She set a new school record in the event with a jump of 40'¾" at Clemson's Orange and Purple Meet on May 9, surpassing her old record by more than six inches.
Sophomore Kristen Wolfe (Midlothian, Va./James River) will run the steeplechase for the first time since the Southern Conference Championships where she placed third with a time of 11:21.28. She set the school record at Duke in 2009 with a time of 11:02.00.
Sophomore Emily Smith (Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern) will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championships for a second straight year after finishing second in the high jump at the SoCon Championships. She is coming off a strong performance at the Orange and Purple Meet, where her height of 5'8½" earned her runner-up status and tied her performance at the NCAA Regionals last year.
The Cougars need to finish in the top 48 on the East Coast in their respective events to earn a trip to the First Round of the NCAA Championships.
