LEBANON, Ill. - McKendree University men's track and field athlete Kierson Wicks has qualified for the 2025 NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field National Championship in the high jump. 

Wicks, a freshman from Saint Louis, Mo. is the first Bearcat to qualify for the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field National Championship National Championship since DeMontez McCray in 2019, who placed ninth in the 200m that year.  

Opening up the 2024-25 indoor campaign and his college career at the University of Indianapolis, Wicks was destine for a great season as broke the school record with a mark of 2.06m (6'9ft) in his first leaps as a collegiate athlete. 

Wicks went on to break his own personal and school record at the GLVC Championship with a mark of 2.12m (6' 11.5"), en route to being names the GLVC freshman of the year.  

The NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field National Championship will begin next Thurs. March. 13, with Wicks jumping Fri. March. 14 at 12PM CST.  

Live Results: https://tinyurl.com/NCAATFLIVESTATS 

Live Stream: https://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2025/03/14