NEWS | Wingate NCAA indoor T&F announcement
NEWS | Wingate wins SAC men's indoor T&F title
NEWS | Wingate wins SAC women's indoor T&F title
 
Virginia Beach, Va.----Six Wingate University indoor track and field student-athletes begin their version of March Madness this weekend as they compete in the NCAA Division II indoor national championship meet at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Bulldog freshman distance specialist Hamza Chahid will see double duty for the No. 22 Wingate men. Chahid will run in two events: the men's Distance Medley Relay today (Friday) and the men's 3000 meters Saturday.

What They Are Saying
Wingate director of athletics Kelley Kish
 
"Similar to the movie Field of Dreams, if you build it they will come. Wingate director of track and field, cross country and triathlon Matt van Lierop and our dedicated assistant coaches have built our programs with SAC championships, regional titles and national qualifiers. Combine this with our newly-resurfaced track and upgraded throws, jumps and vault areas and Wingate has only scratched the surface of what this program can accomplish! For us to see both programs competing on the national indoor track & field stage this weekend in Virginia Beach affirms the talent, knowledge and skill our coaches and the largest roster on campus bring to their sport and representing Wingate each day!"
 
Wingate University's NCAA participants
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Chahid will be joined in the DMR by junior Jakob Rettschlag, sophomore Lars Laros and freshman Deon Sumpter. Freshman Tyler Morris will compete in the men's triple jump, while graduate student Moena Battle will vie for a national championship in the women's high jump.
 
Friday, March 10 for Wingate's NCAA contingent

- The Distance Medley Relay quartet and Moena Battle compete today (Friday)
- The women's high jump begins at 4:35 p.m., while the DMR starts at 6:50 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 11 for Wingate's NCAA contingent
 
- Tyler Morris and Hamza Chahid compete Saturday
- Morris begins the men's triple jump at 4:05 p.m., while Chahid will race in the men's 3000 meters at 6:10 p.m.
 
Follow the Bulldogs
 
- NCAA partner Leone Timing will provide live results at this link
- Bulldog fans can watch live NCAA indoor track and field video at this link
- Viewers must register for the free NCAA dot com video (15-second process)
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education; and the School of Sport Sciences. 
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 14 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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