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NCAA Track & Field Championships: Oregon Freshman Katie Rainsberger Advances to Final

First Duck woman to advance to a final on Thursday

By Tony Piraro
Track and Field: MPSF Indoor Championships Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

EUGENE, Oregon — The Women of Oregon have begun to take flight at the NCAA Track & Field Championships on Thursday from the legendary Hayward Field. Day 2 brought Duck fans some early fireworks.

Freshman Katie Rainsberger started the second leg of Day 2 with the 1,500-meter semifinal. Thus far, she is the first woman from Oregon to qualify for a final on Thursday. The Duck finished in fourth place with a time of 4:19.21, advancing her to the 1500m final.

Katie Rainsberger was the first woman from Oregon to qualify for the finals. Placing in the Top 5 of the 1,500-meter extends her spectacular freshman campaign.
Photo courtesy of Oregon Track & Field via Twitter @OregonTF

UO has more than 10 individual women going to work on Thursday, including the Women of Oregon 4x400m relay. The Ducks are on the pond in their own backyard. More Oregon women’s track and field coverage coming from Hayward Field.

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