GENEVA, OH — Melissa Cerrillos, Jade Griffin, and Elizabeth Prevedello are set to represent the University of La Verne track and field teams at the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will begin Thursday, May 23 and run through Saturday, May 25. The NCAA Championships will be held at the SPIRE Institue co-hosted by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Mount Union University.

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MELISSA CERRILLOS — Career History

Event: 3000m steeplechase

Race Time: Prelims, Thursday, 2:25 p.m. (PT); Finals, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. (PT)

National Rank: 14th

Personal Record: 10:54.62 (2019 Pomona-Pitzer Invitational)

Notes: Holds La Verne record in the 3000m steeplechase

Season Highlights: Broke her own program record in the 3000m steeplechase and finished as the top DIII athlete in the race at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational; took second in the 1500m and ran a leg of the 4x4000m relay team that took third at the SCIAC Championships; All-Region in the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m steeplechase; two-time SCIAC Athlete of the Week, once for her performance at the PP Invite and the other for her top DIII finish at the CMS Rossi Relays in the 3000m run

JADE GRIFFIN — Career History

Event: 200m dash

Race Time: Prelims, Thursday, 1:55 p.m. (PT); Finals, Saturday, 11:40 a.m. (PT)

National Rank: 10th

Personal Record: 24.66 (Redlands Last Chance Qualifier)

Notes: Ranks second in La Verne history in the 200m dash

Season Highlights: Won the 400m dash, finished second in the 200m dash, and ran a leg of the third place 4x400m relay team at the SCIAC Championships; All-Region in the 200m dash and 400m dash; in her last race ran a personal record in the 200m at the Redlands Last Chance Qualifier

ELIZABETH PREVEDELLO — Career History

Event: Heptathlon

Race Time: Thursday – 100m hurdles (8:30 a.m.), high jump (9:15 a.m.), shot put (11:10 a.m.), 200m (12:30 p.m.) | Friday – long jump (8:30 a.m.), javelin (10 a.m.), 800m (11:45 a.m.) Pacific times listed

National Rank: 18th

Personal Record: 4522 (UC Riverside Spring Track Classic)

Notes: Owns the La Verne record in the heptathlon

Season Highlights: All-Region in the heptathlon and the long jump; took third in the long jump and ran a leg of the third place 4x400m relay team at the SCIAC Championships; broke the La Verne record in the heptathlon at UC Riverside in March