FAYETTEVILLE, Calif. — Rayna Stanziano attempted to make history in two forms on Saturday at the NCAA West Prelims at the University of Arkansas. Running both the 1500m and the 5000m in the same day, Stanziano had two chances to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career. Ultimately, her season came to a close after failing to finish inside the top five of her respective heats, but she still made SMC history.
First competing in the 1500m, Stanziano was running at a similar pace to that of her qualifying run that advanced her from the first to the second round.