EUGENE, Ore. — Former Buffs Jenny Simpson, Sara Vaughn and Sara Sutherland all advanced to the 1,500-meter finals on Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.
Simpson led the trio in the first of two heats where the top five would automatically move on to the finals and then the next two best times. Simpson won the heat and had the best overall time at 4:10.09, while Vaughn was fourth in the heat to take an automatic qualifier in 4:11.26. Sutherland placed seventh overall, recording a time of 4:11.