INDIANAPOLIS - Five SBU athletes were named as participants for the 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships when the field was named by the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee.

Michael Pierce qualified in the one mile run while Shawn Etzenhouser earned a spot in the 800 meters. Pierce and Etzenhouser were also part of the distance medley relay that qualified and included Jeremy Glassmaker and Nathaniel Rogers. Sarah Bowling qualified in the triple jump, after her performance last weekend at the MIAA Championships.

A total of 400 participants will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching an automatic standard established for each event with additional selections taken from the field of provisional qualifiers.

The championships will be held March 13-14 in Houston, Texas at Yeoman Field House.  The University of Houston will serve as the host of the championships and will be a part of the 2009 NCAA Division II Winter National Championships Festival.

The complete list of qualifiers is available on the following Web sites:

Men: http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/lists/2009/men-ind2424.htm

Women: http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/lists/2009/women-ind4422.htm

These web sites are maintained by Flash Results, Inc., a sports data service.

The Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed lived on www.NCAA.com both days of the championships. Highlights of the Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships will be shown on CBS at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Saturday, May 2.  The seasonal show features highlights of 17 different NCAA championships that took place during the winter.