DEKALB, Ill. – Kamiya Dendy (Anderson, S.C./Pendleton) of the Northern Illinois University women's track and field team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division I West First Round in College Station, Texas, May 28-31, hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium

Dendy, who became the first Huskie to win the high jump at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships last weekend, is seeded 32nd at the NCAA West First Round after winning the conference meet and earning First Team All-MAC honors. 

The Anderson, S.C., native cleared 1.79 meters (5-10.50) at the MAC Championships, the second-best mark in the high jump in NIU history, behind only Channel Palmer who cleared 1.83 meters (6-00.00) at the Drake Relays in 2017. 

Dendy is the fourth Huskie to qualify for the NCAA First Round in the high jump since 2014, joining Claudette Day (2014), Palmer (2015, 2016 and 2017) and Arianna Calloway (2024). 

The women's high jump competition will take place on the final day of the NCAA West First Round on, Saturday, May 31, and is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. CT.