Corvallis, Ore. – Oregon State steeplechasers Grace Fetherstonhaugh and Kaylee Mitchell will take their first steps toward the NCAA steeplechase finals on Thursday when each competes in her preliminary heat at the NCAA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
A redshirt junior from New Westminster, B.C., Fetherstonehaugh will run in heat 1 at 6:02 p.m. Her qualifying time (10:50.13) is fifth-fastest in her 12-woman heat. Her PR of 9:44.76, posted on April 22 at Hayward Field, is the school record.
Mitchell is a senior from Salem who is seeded sixth in her 12-member heat, based on her 9:53.