After having five athletes rank in the top 48 in region in their events, FAMU is sending the quintet to compete in the NCAA East Preliminaries at the University of Kentucky in Lexington ― Joseph DeRosier (110-meter hurdles), Nya Blocker (100 and 200-meter race), Breanna Brown-Marshall (high jump), Rori Lowe (100-meter race), and Katelynn Smith (400-meter hurdles).