St. Thomas Aquinas College Indoor Men's Track & Field star Emmanuel Mena Jimenez has qualified to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships, which will be hosted by the University of Indianapolis and the Indiana Sports Corp, and held at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 13-15.

Mena Jimenez (Gr./West Haverstraw, N.Y.) will be making his fourth appearance at a Division II National Championship, having competed in both the indoor (2024 & 2025) and outdoor championship meets (2023 & 2024) twice in his collegiate career. In his second straight indoor championship, Manny will battle D2's best in the Weight Throw competition, where he finished regular season ranked third in the country with a toss of 21.12m (69'3.5"). Mena Jimenez placed first in the East Coast Conference and East Region in the event and hit his first provisional mark back in early December at TCNJ Winter Open.