The University of Colorado's Elissa Mann punched her ticket to NCAAs s and earned a personal best in the women's 800-meter run. She finished in 10th place overall with a time of 2:03.96 at the NCAA West prelims in Sacramento.
Val Constien also joined the herd of Buffaloes heading to Eugene, and won her heat in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. She ran a personal best of 9:47.97.
Head coach Mark Wetmore said, "Val just ran a huge personal best advancing to nationals and winning her heat of the steeplechase, 9:48, that's one of our top four or five fastest times ever at Colorado.