Britton Travels to Jacksonville for NCAA East Regional

Thursday, May 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

9 p.m.

Xavier University

NCAA East Regional

05.25.16 | Track and Field

Sophomore runner will compete in the 10,000 meter run on Thursday night at 9 p.m.

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

JACKSONVILLE - Sophomore track standout Madeline Britton will compete in the NCAA East Regional on May 26 in Jacksonville, Fla. The meet is being held at Hodges Stadium on the campus of North Florida.

Britton will race in the 10,000-meter run at 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The top 12 finishers will advance to the NCAA Championships on June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Britton's qualifying time of 34:48.93 was set at the Penn Relays on April 29 in Philadelphia. She finished in fourth place at the event.

The Bay Village, Ohio, native is the first Xavier athlete to qualify for the NCAA Regionals since Clare Fischer (10,000-meter run) and Tom Ohlman (3,000-meter steeplechase) in 2014.