GENEVA, Ohio – Seniors PJ Randles and JaNaiqua Horne are gearing up for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday at the SPIRE Institute.

Horne is the fifth Campbellsville University women's jumper to qualify for an NAIA indoor championship since 2012. She will compete in the second flight of prelims Friday at 1 p.m. ET, with the top eight immediately advancing to the finals. She earned her spot with a B standard jump of 5.49 meters at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Championships two weeks ago. Oklahoma Baptist sophomore Elizabeth Dadzie leads the field of competitors with a seed mark of 6.05 meters.

"It is a wonderful experience making it this far. I knew during the summer I need to work hard. Coach G (George Eskridge), our jumpers coach, told me he wanted to get me to NAIA this year, and that's when I knew I had a goal to reach," Horne said. "Honestly, I never thought I'd make it this far, but I'm glad to be here and happy to make those who pushed me proud of my accomplishments."

Randles will start the tournament for CU Friday at 1:40 p.m. ET  in the 60-meter hurdles prelims.

After missing the last two years due to injury, he returns to the SPIRE Institute for the first time since 2012 when he became CU's first indoor track and field NAIA qualifier. That season, he ran a 60-meter hurdles qualifying time of 8.31 seconds and ran 8.61 in the prelims.

"To be back at an NAIA Championship meet seems like a dream come true. Having to wait due to injuries and finally compete healthy is such a blessing. However it does have me nervous because I haven't seen competition like this in quite some time," Randles said. "Despite it all , I trust the coaching staff getting me prepared for a time like this, and now it'll be time for me to go out there and execute."

Randles qualified for the NAIA meet with a runner-up finish at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Championships two weeks ago with an NAIA B standard and personal record of 7.81 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles, setting up a seed time of 8.34 seconds. He will compete in the first heat against Doane's Sam Housh, who holds this season's top time of 8.07 seconds.  

"The competition field for hurdles will be difficult. Everybody's time is close. For me, making sure I run a clean race and have a great reaction from the gun will be key," Randles said. "As the national meet has come closer my times have dropped, so I'm looking to continue that trend, get a PR and qualify for the finals on Saturday."

The winner of each of the three preliminary heats and the other top five will advance to the finals Saturday at 12:50 p.m. ET.

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