INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2022 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. Nigel Green (Shirley, N.Y.), Terrell Patterson (Waterbury, Conn.), Ramsley Exantus (Stratford, Conn.), Milan Spisek (Easton, Conn.), Christ N'Dabian (Bridgeport, Conn.), Owen Gagne (Wethersfield, Conn.), Jonathan Volpe (Naugatuck, Conn.), Jaylynn Cundiff (Brockton, Mass.), and Cameron Belton (Baltic, Conn.) were among the 540 total participants, 270 men and 270 women, selected to compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event.

Green qualified for the 200-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay for the second time of his indoor career (previously qualified for the 2020 Division II Championships and was named an All-American), and distance medley relay. Green qualified with a seed time of 21.26 in the 200-meter dash at the Boston University Last Chance Meet, which was a new SCSU indoor program record. Green won the 200-meter dash Northeast 10 Indoor Conference Championship, and is a three-time NE10 Track Athlete of the Week recipient, the 11th NE10 student-athlete to do so and the second student-athlete from Southern. 

Patterson qualified in the 800-meter run and distance medley relay.  He recorded a time of 1:50.01 at the Boston University Last Chance Meet, the sixth fastest time in program history. This is the second time Patterson has qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Championships, as he attained All-American status in the mile in 2019. Patterson was also part of the NE10 Indoor 4x800-Meter Relay Championship. This season, Patterson ranks in the top 10 nationally in Division II in the 800-meter, mile, 4x800-meter relay, and distance medley relay.

In the 4x400-meter relay, Exantus, Spisek, N'Dabian, and Green qualified with a seed time of 3:13.28 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. Exantus, the NE10 Outdoor Track Rookie of the Year in 2019, will compete in his first NCAA Championship. He was part of the Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay Conference Championship team in 2020 and is a USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region East Performer in the relay. Spisek, N'Dabian, and Green were all part of Southern's 2021 Outdoor 4x400-Meter All-American team that finished in sixth place at the NCAA Championships. Green also qualified for the 4x400-meter relay at the 2020 Indoor National Championships, where he was also an All-American. The quartet was also named NE10 Relay Team of the Week on Feb. 1.

Gagne, Green, Volpe, and Patterson all qualified for the distance medley relay with a seed time of 9:42.99 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, a new SCSU program record. Gagne and Volpe are competing in their first seasons of collegiate athletes, while this is the first time Green and Patterson will compete in distance medley relay at the NCAA Championships. Volpe and Patterson also competed in the 2021 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships. The four were named NE10 Relay Team of the Week on Feb. 15, 2022.

Cundiff will compete in the NCAA National Championships for the first time in his collegiate career. He qualified with a seed mark of 7.51 meters at the NE10 Conference Championships, the second best leap in program history. Cundiff is a two-time NE10 Long Jump Champion and a two-time USTFCCCA All-Region East Top Performer. Cundiff is also a member of Southern's football team, where he has recorded 44 catches for 454 yards during his career.

Belton, the NE10 Indoor Shot Put Champion, set a new NE10 Championship meet record with his seed mark of 17.68 meters. Also a member of Southern's football team, Belton is competing in his first indoor track and field season. He was a USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region East Performer in 2021, and a two-time NE10 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week recipient. 

The NCAA Division II National Championships is scheduled for March 11 and 12 in Pittsburg, Kansas at the Harvey Dean Track. Pittsburg State University and Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau will serve as co-hosts of the championships.

PROJECTED EVENT START TIMES
Friday, March 11, 2022
4:40: 800-Meter Preliminaries (Patterson)
4:50: Long Jump (Cundiff)
5:15: 200-Meter Preliminaries (Green)
6:40: Distance Medley Relay (Gagne, Green, Volpe, and Patterson)

Saturday, March 12, 2022
2:30: Shot Put (Belton)
*6:25: 800-Meter Finals (Patterson)
*6:45: 200-Meter Finals (Green)
7:45: 4x400-Meter Relay (Exantus, Spisek, N'Dabian, and Green)