EUGENE, Ore. — University of Colorado alums Sage Hurta and Dani Jones both advanced past the first round Thursday on the opening day of the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at historic Hayward Field.
Hurta and Jones were two of four Buffs who competed on Thursday.
Hurta won her 800-meter heat with a strong 2:00.86 to advance to Friday's semifinals. Jones finished fifth in her 1,500 heat, but her time of 4:10.13 — which would have won the other two heats — earned her a berth in Saturday's finals.
Buffs who competed but did not advance were Abbey Glynn, who finished fifth in her 400 hurdles heat (58.