AUSTIN, Texas – Drake University junior and reigning Missouri Valley Conference champion Mary Young (Urbandale, Iowa) advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Track & Field West Preliminary.
Young ran in the fastest of six heats of the event and while her time of 13.43 was the fifth-fastest in her heat, it was the 17th fastest overall time to advance her to Saturday's quarterfinal. The top three finishers in each of those three quarterfinal heats and the next three fastest times will advance to next month's NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.