The four schools are considered among the top track programs in the South region. This past weekend we competed at Georgia Tech as the only NCAA Division III school in the meet. Everybody knew that they needed to run well so that they would have a good seed at the conference meet. The first day of UAA can often be the deciding factor in which team wins. The better the seed time for the preliminary round, the better one's chances are of winning their heat and advancing to the finals.
Most events have only eight entrants in the finals so everyone who makes it scores for their team.
This is why is it is so important to have a good seed time going into the meet. Some people went beyond just a good seed time and qualified for the nationals. Chris Nehls broke another school record in the 400 hurdles. This is his second school record as just a freshman. Every performance like that inspires all of the other members of the team to push themselves a little bit harder.