JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Action concluded at the 2012 NCAA Track & Field East Regionals on Saturday evening at Hodges Stadium, and with it, the George Mason Patriots added two more national championship qualifiers.

The men's 4x400-meter relay squad consisting of Nick Vaughn, George Empty, Ja-Vell Bullard and David Verburg crossed the line in 3:03.82, second in the first of three heats and a time good for fourth overall. Mason was just 0.18 seconds behind heat winner Florida and 0.62 seconds off of the top time set by LSU (3:03.20). The time set by the relay squad also ranks as a season-best and the fifth-fastest time in the 4x400 in program history.

In the final event of the three-day competition, the women's 4x400-meter relay, Mason locked up the final qualifying spot. The quartet of Daianna Barron, Cierra McGee, Jasmine Robinson, and Dominique Graham finished fourth in heat three with a time of 3:36.84, but was more than a half-second faster than their next competitor to take the last of the three open spots in the national championship field available from the region.  It was also a season-best time for the Patriots in the event.

Vaughn also competed in the 200-meter dash, where he finished seventh in heat two and 19^th overall with a time of 20.92 seconds, a new season best. Rounding out the competition for the Patriots on the final day was Everett Hackett as he finished the 5,000-meter run in 43^rd place with a time of 14:52.71.

Mason will be represented with five entries in the national championship field, as along with the 4x400 relays, Verburg will compete for the 400-meter title while Lavell Handy and Mandissa Marshall will compete in the men's long jump and women's pole vault events, respectively. The 2012 NCAA Track & Field Championships will take place from June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake Stadium.