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Runners Advance at NCAA East Prelims

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University’s Kaitlyn Gillespie qualified for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the 10,000-meter run and a pair of Mountaineers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1,500-meter run on day one of the NCAA East Region Preliminaries at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday.

“Two of the four two are through to the next round in the 1,500m and Katie has advanced to the finals in Eugene,” said coach Sean Cleary. “It marks a wonderful day for our program.”

The Big 12 champion in the 10,000-meter run, Gillespie clocked in at 33:56.