Sophomores Nick Efkamp and Edward Kemboi will represent the ISU men’s track and field team at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend.

Efkamp qualified in the 400-meter dash and Kemboi will compete in the 800-meter run. During the Big 12 Championships, Kemboi rolled his ankle in the 800-meter final en route to an eighth-place finish.

“Right now I am running at sixth and a few days ago I was second,” said Kemboi of his 800-meter times. “It’s going to be hard for me to be All-American because I rolled my ankle. Being an All-American is my goal — I don’t want to say that I would win, but I want to be in the finals.”

All-American honors are given to the top eight athletes in each event at the NCAA Championships. Kemboi said he will be ready to go once it is time to compete.

“Kemboi is coming around and he’s very talented, so I wouldn’t put anything past him and Efkamp is going to have an opportunity in the 400 to mix it up,” said ISU coach Corey Ihmels. “They are both going to be ready and if they go out and perform the way we know they can, they will do great.”

During the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Efkamp won the 400-meter dash with a personal best time of 46.25, putting him among the 12 fastest in the country.

“I had a checklist of stuff I wanted to accomplish and this was the last one on the list, but I didn’t expect to get it for the indoor season — I was thinking outdoors,” Efkamp said. “Getting in the top eight would mean a lot to me. Getting there meant a lot to me, but I don’t want just a participation medal.”

The NCAA Championships will be held on March 8 and 9 in Fayetteville, Ark., as the final event of the indoor track season.