Wolf Pack senior EmKay Myers has qualified for the upcoming NCAA Track & Field Championships.

"I'm really excited," said Myers. "I've never been to the NCAA Finals before, so this should be fun."

Myers qualified in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Her time of 10:14.28 placed her fourth in her heat at the West Preliminaries, but landed her seventh overall. It was also the fastest time by an athlete who didn't automatically qualify.

"I wasn't sure I was going to qualify, because I didn't automatically qualify," admitted Myers. "So I had to wait through two heats of other steeplechases and wait for people to hopefully run slower than I did."

It caps off an incredible career for Myers, who was also a Wolf Pack cross country runner.

"EmKay's played a huge role in our program for five years and it's something we've pointed to for a long time we thought she was capable of doing," said her coach Kirk Elias.

Myers holds a total of six school records across cross country and indoor and outdoor track.

"She's the best distance runner that's ever come through this institution," added Elias. "And she finally gets a little bit of frosting on the cake."

Myers will be joined by Nevada's Nicole Wadden at the NCAA Championships. Wadden qualified for the heptathlon back at the Mountain West Conference Championships.

"I'm excited because I haven't run my PR yet, so I know I have a bunch of time that I can make up," said Myers. "It's all I've ever wanted to do was represent the Wolf Pack on a national stage. And I've missed it so many times I finally get to do it."

The NCAA Championships begin on June 7th in Eugene, Oregon. The Steeplechase semifinals are on June 8th.