COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Three University of Maryland track and field athletes are set to take the stage at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships next week in Eugene, Oregon. Senior Chioma Onyekwere, junior Micha Powell and sophomore Alexandra Lucki have all qualified for the Championships after their performances at the NCAA East Regional last weekend. The event will be held June 8-11 at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. The Championships will be broadcast at various points throughout the week on ESPN and ESPNU.

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A Look at the terps 

• For the second time in the past three seasons, a trio of Maryland athletes has qualified for the NCAA Championships.  
• Sophomore Alexandra Lucki has qualified as the No. 20 overall seed in the 1500 after a huge performance at the East Regional to punch her ticket to her first-ever NCAA Championship event. The Ontario, Canada native went into the weekend as the No. 44 seed in the event, but advanced out of the first round with a personal-best 4:20.16 in the race. Lucki then followed up with another clutch performance on Saturday in the quarterfinals, running 4:20.90 to place 12^th in the race and earn the last qualifying spot out of the region. Lucki also moved up on the Maryland all-time list in the event, now with second fastest time ever in the event. To advance to the finals on June 11, Lucki will need a top-five finish in her heat, or one of the next two fastest times.  
• Junior Micha Powell has qualified for her second NCAA championship event in the 400 after running a personal-best 51.97 in the quarterfinal round at the East Regional last weekend. After posting a 52.56 in the first round, Powell reset her own school record to finish fifth in the region and earn the No. 7 seed for the semifinals in Eugene. To advance to the finals on June 11, The Ontario, Canada native will need a top-two finish in her heat or one of the next two fastest times.
• Senior Chioma Onyekwere earned a spot in the shot put as the No. 23 overall seed after throwing 16.26 meters at the East Regional. The throw was good for 11^th in the field, as the Fairfax, Va. product secured a bid for her second career NCAA Championship event. The potential to move up in Eugene is there for Onyekwere, as she previously threw a career-best 16.85 meters at the Big Ten Championships last month. She will need a top-eight finish in the finals on June 9 to secure All-America honors.     

Coach's  corner

• "It's exciting that we have representation across three event areas at the final round of NCAA competition,” said head coach Andrew Valmon. “I am looking forward to finishing the job out in Oregon."

a look at the field 

• 1500m: Mississippi State's Marta Freitas maintained her No. 1 spot in the country after finishing first in the East Region with a time of 4:09.80. She will be the early favorite to win in Eugene, as her qualifying time is over four seconds faster than the No. 2 seed and Big Ten Champion Shannon Osika (Michigan).     
• 400m: 2016 Indoor Champion Courtney Okolo currently owns the top qualifying mark in the event, running 51.06 at the West Regional. Miami's Shakima Wimbley is the No. 2 seed after finishing first in the East with a mark of 51.26.
• Shot Put: Harvard's Nikki Okwelogu earned the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Championships after a big PR of 17.91 meters at the East Regional. Big Ten Champion and No. 2 seed (17.37m) Kelsey Card of Wisconsin will also be a major contender to win the title in Oregon, posting a personal best 18.56 meters earlier this season. 

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