GOLDEN, Colo.— Josie Coffey and Kiana Jackson both recorded season-best jumps to clinch NCAA Division II Championship qualification spots while Eddie Kurjak added a personal-best high jump mark on a fine day of jumping for a group of Colorado Mesa University track and field athletes on Sunday during the Mines Last Chance meet.
 
Coffey cleared 1.75 meters (5 feet, 8 ¾ inches) and moved into a tie for fifth on the national performance list assuring her a spot in the NCAA Division II National Championships later this month in Pueblo.  Coffey's previous season best was 1.72 meters (5-7.75), good for a tie for 12^th on the national list as of Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, Jackson had a superb triple jump mark of 12.36 meters (40-6.75) as she moved up all the way to 13^th on the national list with her mark, just a single centimeter off her own school-record.  Jackson's previous best of the season was 11.99 meters (39-4), good for just a tie for 40^th on the list and off the selection bubble.
 
Both were event winners as well.
 
Meanwhile, Kurjak tied for second in the men's high jump after getting over a career-best 2.07 meters (6-9.5) in the men's high jump- improving his No. 3 position in program-history.  His previous best had been 2.05 meters (6-8.75).
 
Justin Thompson also won the long jump with a leap of 7.23 meters (23-8.75), but will likely miss out on selection for the NCAA Championships.  He is tied for 29^th on the national list in that event and is tied with Kurjak and a Tiffin athlete (Garrett Hoepf) for 33^rd on the high jump list.
 
The NCAA Championship qualifiers will be announced on Tuesday afternoon via NCAA.com.