WTRK | DeSouza and Stanziano Set for Regionals in College Station

MORAGA, Calif. — For the second straight year, Saint Mary’s Women’s Track will have a pair of runners competing at the NCAA Outdoor Track West Regionals, as Jaden DeSouza and Rayna Stanziano will be taking the track at EB Cushing Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M. 

DeSouza will be the first to compete, taking the track at 8:20 PM CDT (6:20 PM PDT) in the 400 meter hurdles. The senior out of Lihue, Hawaii shattered the program record in this event time and time again this year, with her fastest coming on May 3 at the Oxy Invitational (58.88). That time is good for the 94th fastest in the country, and the 50th fastest in the West Region. Jaden will run in the second of six heats on Thursday. The top 3 from each heat plus next 6 fastest times with advance to the quarter finals, which will be run at 7:25 PM CDT (5:25 CDT) on Saturday, May 31. The top three runners from each quarterfinal and the next three fastest times will advance to the semifinals in Eugene, which will take place between June 11 and June 14. 

Back to regionals for the fourth time in her career, Stanziano will compete in the 5000m semi finals on Saturday at 8:10 PM CDT (6:10 PM PDT). The grad student out of Concord qualified for regionals in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m, but will compete in the 5000m race after running a program record time of 15:46.51 at the Stanford Invitation on April 5. That time was good for 34th in the West Region and 58th fastest in the country. Stanziano will run in heat two of the two 24 runner heats. The top five from each heat and the next two fastest runners will advance to the 5000m finals in Eugene. 

All races will be streamed on ESPN+.

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