SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Elena Willems (800m, 2:06.67) and Mackenzie Fletcher (400m hurdles, 59.00) each placed fourth in their respective heats but earned qualifying times into this weekend's quarterfinal rounds as Washington State women's track and field resumed the NCAA West Preliminary competition Thursday.
Making her NCAA West Preliminary debut, Cristina Molteni closed out the night for the Cougs with personal-best 33:33.92, an improvement on her third all-time standing all-time at WSU, to finish 27th in the 10,000m run.
Willems led the majority of the opening 400 meters and closed strong, crossing the shaded finish line at Hornet Stadium in fourth at 2:06.