GULF SHORES, Ala. – An outstanding effort by The College of Idaho 4x800-meter relay team netted All-America honors on Day 2 of the NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.
The team of
Payge Durocher,
Roby Young,
Payton Durocher and
Abbey Shirts clocked a time of 9:16.10 to place fourth overall in the championship final – earning the Coyotes five team points – with the squad currently in tenth place heading into the final day of competition.
Earlier in the day,
Kiersten Lancaster narrowly missed a spot in the championship final – placing third in her heat of the 100-meter hurdles – recording a season best time of 14.22 seconds. Her time was ninth among the 32 qualifiers, missing the No. 8 spot and a finals slot by just 0.01 second.
The 4x400-meter relay team of
Sophi Clay,
Sage Wood and both Durocher sisters finished seventh in their preliminary heat and 11th overall with a time of 3:56.11 – missing the finals by seven seconds.
Tomorrow, C of I closes out competition – as
Morgan Harrison competes in the high jump,
AaLea Kolb and
Catylynn Duff compete in the discus, with both
Larissa Mauer and
Sage Martin racing in the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
