Bison track and field star, Landria Buckley will be competing with some of the top collegiate runners this weekend after being selected for the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships.
Buckley, a senior from Romulus, Mich., qualified for the event after running the 60-meter hurdles in 8.32 seconds at the Penn State National on Jan. 29-30.
Buckley was also a gold medalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track Championships.
Buckley will compete against over 700 track and field stars around the country this Saturday and Sunday at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Mexico.
The Bison track star was named first team All-MEAC in the 60-meter hurdles last week after winning the event in 8.45 seconds.
She also earned second team all-conference honors in the 200-meter dash and helped the 4 x 400 meter relay team with Danielle Douglas, Jami Hardy and Symone Glover win second team all-league honors.
The USA Track & Field Indoor Championships is the last event of the Indoor Visa Championship Series and is also the world’s oldest indoor track championship, with the first track meet being held in 1988 in New York.
The athletes competing this weekend will have the opportunity to qualify for Team USA events and compete in the 2010 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
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