Valley City  (VCSU) Five VCSU student-athletes will compete at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships May 24–26 in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Senior Megan Johnson is competing in women’s long jump and triple jump; juniors Sayge McKrill and Mackenzie Huber will throw in the women’s discus competition; and freshman Kyle Odegard and sophomore Garret Roemmich are both competing in men’s javelin.

VCSU distance runners Grace Miller and Dennis Gonzalez also qualified for the marathon at the national meet but are unable to compete.

Opening ceremonies for the national meet will be on Thursday, May 24, at 2 p.m. Live video coverage of the national championships is available on a pay-per-view basis at portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/.

Here is the schedule for the Viking student-athletes:

Thursday, May 24
2 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
5:30 p.m. Women’s long jump (Megan Johnson)
6:30 p.m. Men’s javelin (Kyle Odegard, Garret Roemmich)

Friday, May 25
5:30 p.m. Women’s triple jump (Megan Johnson)

Saturday, May 26
2 p.m. Women’s discus (Sayge McKrill, Mackenzie Huber)