MEDFORD, Mass. – The Amherst College men's track and field team competed at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday at the Gantcher Center with one last chance to qualify for the national championships.

The top 20 in each individual event and the top 12 teams in each relay will earn a berth in the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, to be held March 10-11 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Selections will be announced tomorrow (Sunday, March 5) at 7 p.m. As results trickle in from the final day of competition, the Mammoths in the best positions to qualify are sophomore Camden Heafitz, currently sitting in 22nd in the high jump, and junior Kolya Markov-Riss, currently sitting in 26th in the 800m. Selections beyond the top 20 are possible to fill the field in case of scratches.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* First-year Jordan Harrison set a new season best in the 60m dash, posting a time of 6.91 seconds in the final to finish third.

* Sophomore Yeob Kim placed fifth in the long jump with a mark of 6.63m.

* Markov-Riss, first-year Cody Pierce, sophomore Jack O'Hara and first-year Henry Dennen ran the distance medley relay in 10:00.17 to finish ninth in a fast field that featured teams from across the nation. That time on the flat track at Tufts converts to a season-best 9:52.13, which ranks in the top 25 nationwide.