TICKETS PUNCHED: Four Owls Selected for 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships

Men's Track & Field 5/14/2025 4:07:00 PM

TICKETS PUNCHED: Four Owls Selected for 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Southern Connecticut Men's Outdoor Track & Field saw four Owls selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division II National Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. Cameron Belton and Natanael Barbosa Torres will compete in the Shot Put, Lawrence Hicks will compete in the High Jump, and Osaretin Osagie will compete in the 110m Hurdles.

Natanael Barbosa Torres continues his breakout season with his second-straight national selection. He is coming off his best throw of the season at the NEICAAA New England Championships, where he placed second with a mark of 17.55m. That mark ranks second in all of Division II. He placed 13th at this year's Indoor National Championships.

Cameron Belton adds on to his decorated career with another national selection. This season, he won his second outdoor and sixth overall Northeast-10 Shot Put Championship, also winning the Discus for the second-consecutive year. He was named the NE10 Most Outstanding Field Performer, and most recently, finished third at the New England Championships. His season-best throw of 18.11m ranks tenth in DII. He broke the SCSU Indoor Record in the Shot Put when he threw 18.54m at this year's Indoor National Championships, placing third and earning All-American honors for the first time in his career. This will be Belton's fourth time competing at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships and his eight national selection overall.

Lawrence Hicks's breakout rookie season continues with a trip to the National Championships. The freshman from Red Bank, New Jersey has had a phenomenal outdoor season after winning the High Jump at the NE10 Indoor Championships. He has been named the NE10 Rookie of the Week three times and placed second in the Long Jump at the NE10 Outdoor Championships. He won gold in the High Jump when he cleared a personal-best 2.10m, which ties him for 18th best in Division II. He also won the New England Championship in the High Jump, clearing 2.09m. Hicks will make his outdoor national championship debut in his first collegiate outdoor season.

Osaretin Osagie will look to ride his blazing hot end of the season into the National Championships. He has dominated the hurdles this season, winning gold in both the 110m and 400m Hurdles at this year's NE10 Championships. He also won the 110m at the New England Championships. He surpassed his PR in his past two races, taking at least a tenth of a second off each time. His personal best time of 13.88 from the New England Championship ranks 14th in Division II. This will be Osagie's first time competing at a National Championship.

Barbosa Torres, Belton, Hicks, and Osagie will join teammate Hannah Caiola at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, hosted by CSU Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado on May 22nd-24th.

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