The Eastern track and field team will send two athletes to Nampa, Idaho, for this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championship.

Red-shirt senior Zye Boey will be making his third appearance at the meet, competing in the men’s 200-meter dash, while red-shirt sophomore Jade Riebold will be making her first appearance, competing in the women’s pole vault.

Boey enters the meet as the No. 15 200-meter dash runner in the nation, posting a season-best time of 21.07 seconds. Riebold will enter as the No. 13 women’s pole vaulter in the nation, posting her season best vault of 13-feet, 11-inches. Both Boey and Riebold each hold school records in their respective events.

Boey, who earned All-American honors last season, finished seventh at the event. Riebold will become the first EIU woman to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championship.

Riebold said she would like to be like Boey, earning All-American status, as well as set a new personal best.

“I’m a little nervous. I’m sitting 12th, so I’m kind of at the bottom of the list,” Riebold said. “I want to go home an All-American, which is top eight, and I’d also like to PR.”

Competing against Boey in the 200-meter dash preliminary race will be Marquis Holston of Norfolk State, Anaso Jobodwana of Jackson State and Kind Butler of Indiana. Boey and Butler have raced against each other already this season, at the Indiana Relays. Also competing in the 200-meter dash is Trey Hadnot of Louisiana Tech, Aaron Radden of Central Connecticut, Horatio Williams of Florida State, Ameer Webb of Texas A&M, Everett Walker of Baylor, Maurice Mitchell of Florida State, Andre Walsh of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Javon Young of Charleston Southern, Tavaris Tate of Mississippi State, Prezel Hardy, Jr. of Texas A&M and Akheem Gauntlett Arkansas.

Competing against Riebold will be Victoria von Eynatten of Virginia Tech, Kelsy Hintz of San Diego State, Sandi Morris of North Carolina, Martina Schultze of Virginia Tech, Breanna Bussel of Nebraska, along with fourteen other competitors.

The NCAA Indoor Championship takes place this weekend in Nampa, Idaho, hosted by Boise State.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7942 or [email protected].