Herman, Reyes Qualify for Outdoor NCAA Championships

SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran men's track and field program had two Bulldogs, Zachary Herman (Austin/Lake Travis) and Scottie Reyes (Dilley/Dilley), officially punch their ticket to the Division-III NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced on Friday.

Reyes makes his second straight NCAA Championship, qualifying in the shot put and discus. Reyes ranks ninth nationally in the discus with a season-high mark of 51.76, a new school record, and 16th in the country in the shot put with a season-mark of 16.07-meters. Herman, a senior from Austin, Texas, makes his first NCAA Championship appearance - qualifying in the shot put by ranking 20th nationally with a season-high mark of 15.90m.

Herman and Reyes were key members of the Texas Lutheran men's throws team that swept the throws events at the 2022 SCAC Championships.

For each men's individual event contested, including the decathlon, the top 20 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each women's individual event contested, including the heptathlon, the top 22 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested, the top 16 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted into the competition. The top eight finishers receive All-America honors.

The championships will be held May 26-28 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The complete list of qualifiers is available on the following website: https://tf.deltatiming.com/ncaa/2022-ncaa-d3-outdoor-championships. The meet will be streamed on ncaa.com. 

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