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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- University of Delaware outdoor track and field standouts Kelli McDonald (at right) and Jon Gomez will be in action Friday as they compete at the NCAA East Regionals at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track.

McDonald, a senior from Phoenixville, Pa. (Phoenixville High School), will compete in the women’s pole vault at 3 p.m. while Gomez, a freshman from Whippany Park, N.J. (Whippany Park HS), will take part in the men’s javelin throw beginning at 10 a.m.

The meet will continue through Saturday with the top five automatically advancing to the NCAA Championships. The meet is one of four regional competitions taking place nationally this weekend. In addition to the East regional, Louisville is hosting the Mideast Regional, Oregon is hosting the West Regional, and Oklahoma is hosting the Midwest Regional.

McDonald, who placed third at the Colonial Athletic Association championship back in April and earned All-East honors with an eighth place finish at the ECAC Championships earlier this month, is ranked 16th among 37 competitors in the pole vault. The CoSIDA Academic All-American has won 19 career meet titles indoors and outdoors and holds the UD record in the outdoor pole vault with a leap of 12-9 1/2 this season.

Georgia senior Julianne Toto and Florida senior Natalie Moser are the meet favorites in the women’s pole vault as each posted season-best leaps of 13-5 1/4. The NCAA Championship qualifying height is

Gomez, one of nine freshmen competing in the javelin Friday and ranked 20th out of 30 competitors, placed third in the CAA Championships and 19th at the IC4A championships earlier this season. He broke a 12-year old school record in the javelin this spring with a toss of 209-5.

George’s Chris Hill is the championship favorite in the event with his season best throw of 265-10 this season.

Live updates are available on the web at: www.durhamstriders.com/09ncaaregional.

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