SEARCY – The Harding men's and women's track teams had 17 individuals and one relay team invited to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas May 23-25. The event is hosted by Emporia State.

Below are Harding's national competitors:

Women

Omolara Ogunmakinju, 400 meters (All-Central Region)
Seed: 1
Best Time: 51.90
1st Round: Thursday, 5:55 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3:15 p.m.

Cella Nguema, 100-meter hurdles (All-Central Region)
Seed: 11
Best Time: 13.73
1st Round: Friday, 6:50 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2:55 p.m.

Lisa Retailleau, 400-meter hurdles
Seed: 16
Best Time: 1:00.08
1st Round: Thursday, 7:55 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 4:20 p.m.

Kiera Blankinship, High Jump
Seed: 15
Best Mark: 1.73m (5-8)
Final: Saturday, 1:45 p.m.

Anna Kay Clark, Javelin
Seed: 18
Best Mark: 45.62m (149-8)
Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Men
Dakarai Bush, 200 meters (All-Central Region)
Seed: 19
Best Time: 20.82
1st Round: Friday, 5:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 4:40 p.m.

Dakarai Bush, 400 meters (All-Central Region)
Seed: 2
Best Time: 45.79
1st Round: Thursday, 5:40 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3:05 p.m.

Derick St. Jean, 400 meters
Seed: 17
Best Time: 46.89
1st Round: Thursday, 5:40 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3:05 p.m.

Josphat Meli, 5,000 meters (All-Central Region)
Seed: 14
Best Time: 13:53.23
Final: Saturday, 5 p.m.

Josphat Meli, 10,000 meters (All-Central Region)
Seed: 5
Best Time: 28:38.41
Final: Thursday, 8:10 p.m.

Savian Bush, 110 meter hurdles
Seed: 13
Best Time: 13.92
1st Round: Friday, 6:35 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2:45 p.m.

4x400 meter relay (All-Central Region)
Bryan Singleton, Dakarai Bush, Samuel Williams and Derick St. Jean
Seed: 9
Best Time: 3:08.63
1st Round: Friday, 7:50 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 5:50 p.m.

Antiwain Jones, High Jump (All-Central Region)
Seed: 4
Best Mark: 2.20m (7-2.5)
Final: Friday, 3:30 p.m.

Vlad Malykhin, Pole Vault (All-Central Region)
Seed: 1
Best Mark: 5.51m (18-1)
Final: Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Anton Kopytko, Long Jump (All-Central Region)
Seed: 5
Best Mark: 7.80m (25-7.25)
Final: Thursday, 2:30 p.m.

Lukas Stiper, Discus
Seed: 10
Best Mark: 55.44m (181-11)
Final: Friday, 1:30 p.m.

Casen Hammitt, Javelin
Seed: 13
Best Mark: 64.94m (213-1)
Final: Saturday, 10:30 a.m.

Kelmen de Carvalho, Decathlon (All-Central Region)
Seed: 4
Points: 7,312
Day 1: Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
Day 2: Friday, 9:30 a.m.

Harding's women placed 53rd last season. The team's highest finish was eighth in 2005.

Harding's men placed 11th last season. The team's highest finish was seventh in 2006.