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CU Qualifies Three Athletes for NCAA Nationals

Three women are moving onto the NCAA Nationals after the first day of competition in West preliminaries

SACRAMENTO – The University of Colorado's track and field team sent 25 qualifying athletes here to compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminaries this weekend, with Thursday the first day of the three-day competition. Several athletes advanced to the next round.

Overall, the Buffaloes qualified 16 women and nine men for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary competition, a few of whom qualified for more than one event.

Elissa Mann finished second in her heat and 19th overall in the women's 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:08.