Tulsa Runners Finish West Regional on Saturday

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –– Tulsa's Layla Roebke just missed qualifying for the NCAA Championship Finals in the 3,000-meters as one of the top-12 finishers. She and teammate Katharina Pesendorfer placed 13^th and 28^th, respectively, Saturday at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Championships.

Roebke clocked a personal-best time of 10:09.23, while Pesendorfer finished in a time of 10:34.47. In Heat 2, Roebke finished in fourth and Pesendorfer in 10^th place.

Oregon's Malia Pivectook the final qualifying spot, inching past Tulsa's Roebke with a time of 10:08.