MARQUETTE, Mich. - Crystal Walker of the Northern Michigan Outdoor Track & Field team is set to compete at the NCAA Championships this weekend. She will run in the 100m hurdles, with prelims occurring on Friday, May 23, followed by the final on Saturday, May 24.

Taking place at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado, Walker will compete in the prelims on Friday, May 23rd at 8:35 p.m. ET. The final will be held on Saturday, May 24th at 8 p.m. ET.

In a field of 22 runners, the prelims will be broken down into three heats, with Walker running in heat two. The top two finishers from each heat, along with the next three fastest times, will advance to Saturday's final.


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Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 - at NCAA Championships (Pueblo, CO)
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Recently named All-Region in the 100m hurdles and long jump, Walker has had a stellar season to highlight an impressive career in Green and Gold. At the GLIAC Championships earlier this month, the native of Portmore, Jamaica, ran a time of 13.68 in the 100m hurdle prelims, setting a new school record. That performance held in the nation's top 20 over the final two weeks of the regular season to punch her ticket to the national championship.

This will be Walker's third appearance on the national stage, with the previous instances coming during the 2022-23 indoor season, where she took 13th in the long jump (5.66m), and in the 2023-24 outdoor campaign, where she finished in 14th in the 100m hurdles (14.07). Walker will now strive for a top-12 finish and All-America status.