Etelamaki & Williams Earn NCAA Provisional National Qualifications

Allendale, Mich. - Ferris State seniors Katie Etelamaki and Stanley Williams each earned NCAA Provisional National Qualifications with their performances at the Great Lake Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend at Grand Valley State University.

Etelamaki, a GLIAC Champion in the outdoor women's 10,000 meter run last season, picked up her qualification in the women's 3,000 meter run, blasting by her personal best by 14 seconds with a final time of 9:44.83 and a fourth place finish. Etelamaki was one of just four runners to eclipse the 10 minute mark in the outing.

The Ishpeming native and All-American had a hand in 13 points over the weekend at the championship meet for the Bulldog women's squad.

Williams, a two-sport athlete for the Bulldogs (Football & Track and Field) won the men's long jump last weekend on his final attempt at 7.20 meters to earn his provisional qualification. Williams factored into every point the men's side scored at the indoor track and field championships.

NCAA Division-II Indoor Track and Field Championships commence on March 13-14 in Birmingham, Alabama.