Hooper Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships at East Preliminaries

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lipscomb Track & Field competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round hosted by the University of Kentucky from May 27-30, with the Bisons represented across multiple events against some of the top athletes in the nation. Highlighting the week was sophomore Max Hooper, who secured a berth to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Hooper delivered a standout performance in the men’s 1500m. After advancing through the opening round with a qualifying time of 3:43.84, he returned in the quarterfinals and ran a personal-best 3:39.33 to finish seventh overall and earn one of the coveted qualifying…