The Basics
Event: NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships
Location: Geneva, Ohio | SPIRE Institute
The Lead: Ophelia Ladner placed 12th overall in the 400m hurdles in her national championship debut in Ohio.
Highlights:
- Ladner clocked in at 1:02.65 in the preliminary rounds of the 400m hurdles. Coming in as the 22nd overall seed, she placed fifth in her heat and 12th overall in the field of 22 athletes.
- Ladner's 12th-place finish earns her Second Team All-America honors.
- The top nine runners advanced to Saturday's championship race. Ren Brown of the University of Chicago posted the fastest time in the prelims, winning her heat in 59.67 seconds.
Up Next: The Roanoke women's track & field season has come to a close.
