Men's Track & Field 5/22/2025 12:08:00 PM

PREVIEW: SCSU Track & Field Competes at NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships

Men's Track & Field 5/22/2025 12:08:00 PM

PREVIEW: SCSU Track & Field Competes at NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships

SCSU Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field at 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
Date: Thursday, May 22nd - Saturday, May 24th
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Colorado State University Pueblo
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PUEBLO, Colo. - Southern Connecticut Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field is set to compete at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Thursday, May 22nd to Saturday, May 24th, hosted by CSU Pueblo. Cameron Belton and Natanael Barbosa Torres will compete in the Shot Put, Hannah Caiola will compete in the 400m Dash, Osaretin Osagie will compete in the 110m Hurdles, and Lawrence Hicks will compete in the High Jump.

Caiola will compete first in the 400m Dash Qualifiers on Thursday, May 22nd at 7:40 p.m. Osagie will run in the 110m Hurdles Qualifiers on Friday at 8:55 p.m. The finals for both events will be held on Saturday. Belton and Barbosa Torres will also compete on Saturday at 7:05 p.m., and Hicks will compete at 6:45 p.m. The running events will be streamed on NCAA.com, and the throwing events will be streamed by CSU Pueblo through the RMAC network.

Caiola has been absolutely dominant on the track this season. Coming off a decorated indoor season, she broke the SCSU Outdoor Record in the 400m Dash with a time of 52.36. That is currently the #2 time in all of Division II, and ranks in the top-40 across all divisions. She brought home three golds at the 2025 Northeast-10 Conference Championships, winning the 200m, 400m, and 4x100, and was named the meet's Most Outstanding Track Performer. Most recently, she won the New England Championships in the 200m Dash with a personal-best time of 23.81, which ranks 35th in all of Division II. It is also the second-fastest 200m time in program history. She was also an All-East Region performer in four events (200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x400). This marks Caiola's second time being selected for the Outdoor National Championships and her third national selection overall. At the 2024 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, she placed ninth in the 400m Dash, and finished 11th in the same event at this year's Indoor National Championships.

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.

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