EUGENE, Ore. – Despite two solid races, both Taylor Austin and Alethia Marrero fell short of advancing to the national final in their respective events at Day Two of the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, hosted by the University of Oregon at historic Hayward Field on Thursday.
Austin, who qualified for the national meet in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after a stunning 10:02.89 school-record at the NCAA East Prelim two weeks ago, ran her second best steeple of her Sycamore career at 10:11.63 but finished 11th in her heat and 18th overall for Honorable Mention All-American honors.