Elson enters the NCAA meet with the third-fastest time in Division III this year and as one of only eight athletes to surpass the automatic qualifying standard of 1:51.66. He ran the 800 in a school-record time of 1:51.21 while winning the gold medal at the Centennial Conference Championships. Ironically, one of the athletes he defeated in that race, Jason Bernstein of Haverford, has since run a faster time, 1:50.93, although he won’t be running the 800 at the NCAA meet. The best time of the season, 1:49.45, belongs to Matt Groose of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a 2000 All-American in the 1,500 meters.

Beck is tied for the seventh-highest jump of the season at 5 feet, 6½ inches. Erica Destefano of The College of New Jersey, who tied for eighth in the high jump at last year’s Division III Championships, owns the best leap, 5-9¾. Beck, the seven-time Centennial Conference high jump champion (four times indoors and three outdoors), has placed in the top three in 24 of the 27 outdoor meets in which she has competed during her career, including 12 first-place finishes.

The trials for the men’s 800 meters are scheduled for Friday, May 25, at 4:30, with the final slated for the following day at 2:35. The women’s high jump is scheduled for Saturday at 11:30. The top eight finishers in each event receive All-America status.