Fayetteville, Ark. – Oregon State steeplechasers Grace Fetherstonhaugh and Kaylee Mitchell advanced to the NCAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday with outstanding performances at the NCAA West Preliminary Meet at the University of Arkansas.
Fetherstonhaugh won the first of three heats in 9:50.13 and finished third in the 47-woman field. Mitchell placed third in the third heat and fifth overall in 9:53.00. The top 12 advanced to the championships, set for June 10-12 at Hayward Field in Eugene.
It will be the second consecutive trip to NCAAs for Fetherstonhaugh, a redshirt junior from New Westminster, B.