ST. PAUL, Minn. - Macalester College senior Ariella Rogahn-Press (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School) will compete in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as the NCAA announced the national qualifiers Sunday. The top 20 athletes who declare in each event qualify for the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 13-14 in Birmingham, Ala.

Rogahn-Press ran a school-record time of 54.60 in the 400 meters at the University of Nebraska's Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Feb. 7. The time not only ranks second in Division III this season, but it is the sixth-fastest time ever run by a Division III athlete. At the MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 27, Rogahn-Press captured her first MIAC title by winning the 400 with a time of 55.79. She also earned All-MIAC honors with a second-place finish in the 200 and a third-place finish in the 55-meer dash. For her outstanding performances at the conference meet, she was named the MIAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

This past Saturday at the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier, Rogahn-Press broke her own school record in the 200 with a time of 25.05, which is 19th among the athletes who have declared for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Last year, Rogahn-Press placed sixth in the 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships and was named an All-American. She also earned All-American status with a fourth-place finish in the 400 at the outdoor national championships.

Rogahn-Press is scheduled to run the 400 meters at 3:05 p.m. and the 200 meters at 4:15 p.m. Central time on Friday, March 13. The top eight finishers in the prelims advance to Saturday's finals, with the 400 final taking place at 4:25 p.m. and the 200 final beginning at 5:15 p.m. The meet will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.

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