BRUNSWICK, Maine – Five members of the Bowdoin College outdoor track & field team have qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships from May 22-24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
Adepoju Arogundade, Mardy Novak, Oliver Brandes, Ian Stebbins, and Kennedy Kirkland will all represent the Polar Bears in Ohio.
 
Kennedy Kirkland is the top seeded athlete in the women's long jump thanks to a 6.28m distance at the Wesleyan Invitational on March 22. The women's long jump prelims and finals are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday evening.
 
Ian Stebbins will enter nationals as the sixth-seeded men's pole vaulter. Stebbins cleared a height of 5.05 meters at the New England Division III Championships on May 2. The men's pole vault is scheduled for noon on Saturday.
 
Oliver Brandes qualified for the men's 800m race as the eighth seed thanks to a season-best performance of 1:49.63 at the MIT Final Qualifier on May 15. The prelims of the men's 800 will be held on Friday at 4:00 p.m. with the finals slated for 2:50 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Mardy Novak earned a trip to nationals to compete in the women's javelin with a throw of 41.93 meters at the NESCAC Championship on April 26. Novak is seeded 12^th in the competition, which will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
 
Adepoju Arogundade will compete in the men's 400 meter hurdles at the championship after a season-best time of 52.41 at the F.I.R.E. Meet hosted by Williams on May 9. The preliminaries of the 400 meter hurdles will be held at 6:10 p.m. Thursday evening with the finals set for 3:15 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Complete championship information can be found at the Championship Home Page, with live results available throughout the week here.