NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Christopher Newport University Track and Field teams will be hosting the Mason-Dixon Championships in the Freeman Center on Sunday, February 19. This is the twelfth consecutive year the Captains have hosted the championships.

Members of the Mason-Dixon conference competing this weekend are Methodist, Neumann, Gwynedd-Mercy, Virginia Wesleyan, Shenandoah and Christopher Newport. Methodist enters the championship seeded first in 12 events while the Captains and Shenandoah both have the top seed in eight events. Shenandoah and Virginia Wesleyan are each seeded first in one event.

Field events will get started at 11:00am with the women's weight throw. The women's 60m hurdles will start the track events at 11:00am.

Dira Hansen is seeded first in the women's 800m followed by Amy Smith from Shenandoah. Hansen and Smith are also the first two spots in the women's mile. Hansen is also the No. 1 seed in the women's triple jump.

Jade Zaharoff and Erin Rolaf are one-two in the women's 5,000m. The Captains are also the top seed in the women's 4x400m relay. Jenna Elliot leads the way in the women's high jump followed by teammate Enuma Ezenwa. The Captains have the top four spots in the women's pole vault, lead by Kalee Hammerton.

On the men's side, Richard Roethel earned the top seed in the men's high jump.

The Captains finished second in both the men's and women's championship last season. It was the first time since 1997 that the men have not claimed the title.  Gwynedd-Mercy took the men's title while Methodist took the women's in 2011.

Stay tuned to CNUsports.com for updates and results.

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