Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

Jacob Deavers and Tiffany Dinh of the Cal Poly Pomona track and field program have qualified for the National Championships, NCAA Division II officials announced on Tuesday, May 15. For Deavers, a senior out of Lake Elsinore, this will be his second appearance on the track and field national stage. At the 2011 championships in Turlock, Deavers finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles event to earn All-American recognition.

He's raced to a career-best 52.18 in the 400-meter hurdles on two different occasions in 2012. The first came during day one of the Cal/Nevada Invitational in Claremont while the second took place on the final day of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships. The 52.18 ranks fifth all-time in the Broncos' record books and puts him at No. 15 nationally going into the D-II Championships. Lincoln's Sabiel Anderson is the favorite with a seed time of 51.03.