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March 8, 2007

ORONO, Maine - The NCAA has announced that Arel Gordon is one of sixteen student-athletes to be selected to run in the 60 meters at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The meet will be held on March 9 and 10 at the University of Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

Arel Gordon (Rochester, N.Y.) set the school record and America East conference record in the 55 meters this season with a time of 6.19. He also set a school and conference record in the 200 meters with a time of 21.29. This marks the first time since 1999 that a University of Maine men's track and field student-athlete has participated in the NCAA Championships.

The 60 meter preliminaries will be run on Friday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Gordon is currently slated to run in the second heat, lane four. The finals will take place on Saturday, March 10 at 7:25 p.m.

RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED TIME
1 Jacoby Ford FR Clemson 6.52
2 Demi Omole SR Wisconsin 6.55
3 Greg Bolden SR Florida State 6.61
4 Walter Dix JR Florida State 6.63
5 Richard Thompson JR LSU 6.64
6 Jeremy Hall FR Florida 6.64
7 Travis Padgett SO Clemson 6.65
8 Rubin Williams JR Tennessee 6.65
9 Tony Cole JR Ohio State 6.66
10 Michael Ray Garvin SO Flordia State 6.66
11 Ibrahim Kabia SO Minnesota 6.66
12 Keantown Gray JR Grambling St. 6.67
13 Cedric Nabe SR Florida State 6.67
14 Marc Johnson SR Kent State 6.67
15 Michael LeBlanc FR Syracuse 6.67
16 Arel Gordon SR Maine 6.67

The NCAA will be offering live coverage of the event on ESPN360. Fans can log on to ESPN360.com to watch the events.Coverage will run 2:30-9 p.m. Friday, March 9, and 4:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 10. In addition, on Tuesday, March 13 at 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 will air highlights of the meet.

For more information on University of Maine athletics, visit www.GoBlackBears.com or call 581-BEAR.