Saluki track and field concluded its stay in Fayetteville as five Salukis competed on the final day of the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships at Arkansas' John McDonnell Field on Saturday.

It was another successful day for Saluki track and field as Southern punched three more tickets for the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Day Two of the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships on Friday at John McDonnell Field.

Saluki track and field had 14 student-athletes earn Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete distinction for the 2013-14 season, the conference announced Friday.

Saluki track and field already has three national qualifiers and one quarterfinals qualifier after Day One of the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships at Arkansas' John McDonnell Field on Thursday.

Over the next three days Saluki track and field will have 13 student-athletes compete in 17 total events at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships -- which will be held May 29-31 at the University of Arkansas' John McDonnell Field.

Saluki track and field has qualified 12 student-athletes to compete in 16 events at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on May 29-31.