ALLENDALE, Mich. – One of the most decorated athletes in University of Mary history,
Kathryn Stewart is hoping to add more hardware to her collection. The senior sprinter highlighted the Marauders efforts on the second day of the 2015 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships by qualifying for the finals of the 200 meter dash, the only Mary student-athlete to advance out of Friday's preliminaries.
Stewart torched the track in a time of 24.18 seconds to earn the last slot in the 200 finals. The native of Kingston, Jamaica, placed third in the opening heat. With nine spots available in the finals, she stood fifth after the second heat. She was nearly bumped by an incredible fast third heat that advanced four runners into the finals. Stewart's time held off the fifth place person in that final heat by a scant .02 seconds.
A seven-time All-American, Stewart looks to earn the highest of collegiate honors for the third time in the outdoor 200. She placed eighth in the event as a freshman in in 2012 and was sixth as a sophomore. Stewart did not make the 200 finals last year.
Brienna Lynch just missed the finals in the 800 meter run. The senior from Bismarck, N.D., posted a clocking of 2:10.40 to place 11
th overall in the preliminaries. She was fourth in the first of three heats and missed advancing by two places in the standings and .84 seconds.
Making her first NCAA championship appearance,
Molly McDonald cleared the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 14.50 seconds. She finished sixth in her heat and 18
th in the nation.
Hoping to send a second relay team to the NCAA finals, the Marauders 4x400 meter relay team of Stewart,
Cassandra Jones,
Josie Guptill and
Melanie Rodriguez came up just short. The quartet covered the 1,600 meters in 3:46.54, placing 14
th overall.
The Marauders will compete in three events on the final day of the 2015 NCAA championships.
Danylle Kurywchak opens Saturday with the triple jump at 11:45 a.m. Central Standard Time. The 4x100 relay team of Stewart, Jones, Tonie-Ann Pandohie and
Faith Kjelstrup races at 1 p.m. Stewart closes the season in the 200 at 3:40 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 (finals)11:45 a.m. Triple Jump finals (
Danylle Kurywchak)
1 p.m. Women's 4x100 relay
3:40 p.m. Women's 200 meter run
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