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Malone & Hendrix Close Out Last Day of NCAA East First Rounds
Story Links JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In the final day of the NCAA East First Rounds, High Point University women’s track and field team had two athletes compete in the quarterfinals in their respective events. Brianna Malone raced in the women’s 1500m, and Alyssa Hendrix ran in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In the final day of the NCAA East First Rounds, High Point University women’s track and field team had two athletes compete in the quarterfinals in their respective events. Brianna Malone raced in the women’s 1500m, and Alyssa Hendrix ran in the women’s 3000m steeplechase.
Malone qualified for the quarterfinals after placing top 20 in the first rounds on Thursday afternoon. She went out in the second heat of the 1500m and stayed on pace with the top runners, helping her shatter the program and Big South records with a 4:11.37 time. Her new record time placed her in 14th overall to close out her first NCAA East First Round appearance.
Hendrix competed in the 3000m steeplechase immediately following Malone’s 1500m in the first heat. She recorded a 10:21.20 time and placed 26th out of 48 competitors to close out her final season of college.
UP NEXT:
The three NCAA Championship qualifiers – Sydney Horn, Ricardo Montes de Oca and Cole Wilson – will train over the next week to prepare for their trip to Eugene, Oregon. Nationals will begin on June 11 at Hayward Field.
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