Emily Harrison Qualifies for NCAA Meet

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Virginia All-American Emily Harrison ran a 4:46.26 in the mile at the Penn State National Open, qualifying provisionally for the NCAA Championships with her time. She finished third in the meet and now ranks sixth all-time in school history. Sara Casscells also moved into the top-10 in the 800-meter run with her 2:11.11, which places her eighth in the all-time rankings. Ayla Smith tied her career best with an 8.63 over the 60-meter hurdles, which she ran in the semifinals of the event. She also took eighth in the 400m with her 56.73.

Two women’s relays finished as runners-up as the DMR (11:36.48) and 4x800m (9:01.77) teams just missed the gold. The 4x400m team finished sixth with their 3:51.32. The men also had a pair of relay teams that placed in the top-six as the 4x800m quartet was third (7:42.61) and the 4x400m team was sixth (3:17.03).

Billie-Jo Grant took fourth in the shot put, tossing 49’ 11.75”.

Full results:
Women: 200: Wise, 24.80, 8th; Bridgeford, 25.18; Iloka, 25.51; 400: Smith, 56.73, 8th; 500m: Harper, 1:16.22, 3rd; 800m: Casscells, 2:11.11, 7th; 1000m: Husain, 2:53.18; Mile: Harrison, 4:46.26, 3rd; Brooks, 4:59.00; Dezubay. 5:00.53; 3000m: Buck, 10:03.91; 60m Hurdles: 8.63; 4x400m: 3:51.32, 6th; 4x800m: 9:01.77, 2nd; DMR: 11:36.48, 2nd; HJ: Williams, 5’ 3.75”; SP: Grant, 49’ 11.75”, 4th; Manning, 46’ 5.25”; TJ: James, 39’ 1”, 7th; Tershel, 37’ 1.75”

Men: 200: Jones, 21.82, 6th; 400: Paschal, 49.95; 500: Lobb, 1:07.18; 800: Hagos, 1:55.94; Bowman, 1:56.74; Mile: Biladeau, 4:10.09; Foster, 4:11.46; Finley, 4:17.38; 3000m: Clark, 8:26.23; Miller, 8:27.97; Smith, 8:30.41; Tschirhart, 8:38.78; 1000m: Tatu, 2:31.21; 4x400m: 3:17.03, 6th; 4x800m: 7:42.61, 3rd; TJ: Robinson, 43’ 5”; HJ: Nelson, 6’ 9”, 7th; Gennari, 6’ 7”;