INDIANAPOLIS - Five members of the Western Illinois track & field team have earned the opportunity to compete at the NCAA West Regional at the University of Texas from May 23-25, the NCAA announced on Thursday (May 16).

Participating Western Illinois student-athletes will include Dana LaRue (shot put), Jamario Taylor (high jump), Nathaniel Marshall (hammer throw), Glenn Powell (110m hurdles) and Tynan Murray (high jump).

The top 12 competitors in each event at each regional will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon from June 5-8.

Western Illinois' five regional qualifiers are the most for the program since 2009.

LaRue (2011, 2012), Taylor (2012) and Marshall (2012) are all making their second or third trip to the regional, while Powell and Murray will be competing on the national stage for the first time.

Taylor and Murray will be the first to compete, taking part in the high jump on Thursday (May 23) at 6 p.m.

On Friday (May 24), Marshall will compete in the hammer throw at 2 p.m. and Powell will race in the preliminary 110-meter hurdles event at 5:30 p.m., with the finals scheduled for Saturday at 7:20 p.m.

LaRue will round out the Leatherneck competition on Saturday, participating in the shot put on Saturday (May 25) at 6 p.m.