Horizontal jumpers Machaeda Linton of Louisiana State University (LSU) and Nia Robinson of the University of Arkansas have qualified for the long and triple jump events at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

The meet, which marks the end of the collegiate indoor season, takes place at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday and Saturday.

Twenty-four Jamaicans, split evenly between men and women, are to represent their colleges and universities in individual events.

Brianna Lyston of Louisiana State University (LSU) is the defending champion in the women’s 60m dash but is only ranked sixth overall. She is to be joined in the event by Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion Shenese Walker of Florida State University.

Three time-ACC champion Oneka Wilson, of Clemson, is the joint top ranked athlete in the women’s 60m hurdles. She is tied with Myreanna Bebe, of the University of Tennessee, with both running 7.95 seconds. They are to face Marissa Simpson, the Conference USA winner from University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP).

Linton and Robinson will have busy weekends as they will contest both horizontal jumps. Aaliyah Foster, of the University of Texas, will also be in the long jump event while ACC Champion Shantae Foreman, of Clemson, and Rhianna Phipps, of the University of Nebraska, will join them in the triple jump.

Conference USA women’s 200m champion and record holder Niesha Burgher, of the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP), is ranked number two in the women’s 200m after her 22.39 personal best run this year.

Dejanae Oakley, of the University of Georgia, whose 50.90 personal best was set at the SEC Championships, and Mountain West Indoor championships record holder Shaquena Foote, of San Diego State, are the two Jamaicans in the women’s 400m.

Vashaun Vascianna, of the University of Arkansas; Jerome Campbell, of Northern Colorado; Jaheim Stern, of LSU; and Demario Prince, of Baylor University, are to contest the men’s 60m hurdles.

Travis Williams, of the University of Southern California, will contest the men’s 60m; Demar Francis, of Baylor, is down for the men’s 200m; Shaemar Uter, of Texas Tech University, is in the men’s 400m; and Tyrice Taylor, of Arkansas, will be in the men’s 800m.

SEC Indoor runner-up Nikaoli Williams, of the University of Oklahoma, is the only Jamaican set for the men’s long jump.

Luke Brown, of the University of Kentucky, and Apalos Edwards, of Arkansas, are to contest the men’s triple jump, while Ralford Mullings, of Oklahoma, qualified in the men’s shot put.