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Cerrillos narrowly misses steeplechase final at NCAA National Championships

Cerrillos narrowly misses steeplechase final at NCAA National Championships

GENEVA, Ohio — La Verne sophomore Melissa Cerrillos's outstanding season came to an end on Thursday as she just missed qualification for the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships, hosted by Mount Union and the Cleveland Sports Commission.

Cerrillos, the two-time reigning SCIAC champion, raced in the second of two preliminary heats and came in eighth with a time of 11 minutes, 6.60 seconds. Fourteen athletes—top five finishers from each heat and the next best four athletes—advanced to the final and Cerrillos just missed out as she placed 16th overall. Cerrillos was ranked 21st coming into the meet.

The race wraps up a stellar season for the Claremont native. She raced five steeplechase races before the national championships this season and lowered the school record in the event each time.

The action continues for the Leopards tomorrow when Catalina Lee Kim competes in the 100 metere hurdles prelim at 11:15 a.m. PDT.

Event 19  Women 3000 M Steeplechase
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 2 Heats. Advance top 5 from each heat plus next best 4 to final             
 Single Waterfall                                                            
  DIII Champ: # 10:13.33  2007        Shauneen Garrahan, Amherst             
     Stadium: ^  9:59.54                                                     
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#          
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Preliminaries                                                                
  1 Jenna Melanson            FR MIT                   10:44.81Q  2          
       43.944 (43.944)     2:07.628 (1:23.684)     3:31.064 (1:23.436)       
   4:55.417 (1:24.353)     6:18.806 (1:23.389)     7:46.042 (1:27.236)       
   9:15.880 (1:29.838)    10:44.806 (1:28.927)                               
  2 Fabiola Ortiz             SR Dubuque               10:57.19Q  1          
       48.173 (48.173)     2:15.316 (1:27.143)     3:42.853 (1:27.537)       
   5:10.518 (1:27.665)     6:37.993 (1:27.475)     8:07.455 (1:29.462)       
   9:35.293 (1:27.838)    10:57.190 (1:21.898)                               
  3 Sarah Fowler              SR Ohio Wesleyan         10:50.60Q  2          
       43.640 (43.640)     2:08.158 (1:24.518)     3:32.328 (1:24.170)       
   4:59.016 (1:26.688)     6:27.135 (1:28.119)     7:56.460 (1:29.325)       
   9:25.180 (1:28.720)    10:50.595 (1:25.416)                               
  4 Catie Skinner             SR Middlebury            10:57.63Q  1          
       47.998 (47.998)     2:15.913 (1:27.915)     3:43.642 (1:27.729)       
   5:10.650 (1:27.008)     6:38.371 (1:27.721)     8:07.722 (1:29.351)       
   9:35.551 (1:27.829)    10:57.622 (1:22.072)                               
  5 Julissa Poullet           SR Otterbein             10:51.09Q  2          
       44.061 (44.061)     2:09.314 (1:25.253)     3:33.507 (1:24.193)       
   5:00.549 (1:27.042)     6:28.182 (1:27.633)     7:56.458 (1:28.276)       
   9:25.470 (1:29.012)    10:51.082 (1:25.613)                               
  6 Annie Rodenfels           SO Centre                10:57.66Q  1          
       48.314 (48.314)     2:15.618 (1:27.304)     3:43.038 (1:27.420)       
   5:10.520 (1:27.482)     6:37.927 (1:27.407)     8:07.373 (1:29.446)       
   9:35.060 (1:27.687)    10:57.660 (1:22.601)                               
  7 Erin Herrmann             SR Hope                  10:51.76Q  2          
       44.322 (44.322)     2:08.309 (1:23.987)     3:32.805 (1:24.496)       
   4:58.790 (1:25.985)     6:26.988 (1:28.198)     7:55.981 (1:28.993)       
   9:25.145 (1:29.164)    10:51.760 (1:26.616)                               
  8 Alison Lindsay            JR Washington U.         10:58.44Q  1          
       49.032 (49.032)     2:15.512 (1:26.480)     3:42.537 (1:27.025)       
   5:10.221 (1:27.684)     6:37.586 (1:27.365)     8:06.990 (1:29.404)       
   9:34.709 (1:27.719)    10:58.434 (1:23.726)                               
  9 Madeline Dery             SR RPI                   10:53.12Q  2          
       44.609 (44.609)     2:08.486 (1:23.877)     3:32.937 (1:24.451)       
   4:59.783 (1:26.846)     6:27.444 (1:27.661)     7:56.974 (1:29.530)       
   9:26.498 (1:29.524)    10:53.113 (1:26.616)                               
 10 Alicia Belko              SR Stockton              10:59.04Q  1          
       47.834 (47.834)     2:15.670 (1:27.836)     3:42.857 (1:27.187)       
   5:09.949 (1:27.092)     6:37.578 (1:27.629)     8:07.159 (1:29.581)       
   9:35.580 (1:28.421)    10:59.036 (1:23.457)                               
 11 Tasha Freed               SO Johns Hopkins         10:53.16q  2          
       43.327 (43.327)     2:07.606 (1:24.279)     3:31.826 (1:24.220)       
   4:58.395 (1:26.569)     6:26.337 (1:27.942)     7:56.117 (1:29.780)       
   9:26.054 (1:29.937)    10:53.159 (1:27.106)                               
 12 Abigail Martin            SO Washington U.         10:57.57q  2          
       44.522 (44.522)     2:09.893 (1:25.371)     3:35.776 (1:25.883)       
   5:02.773 (1:26.997)     6:31.125 (1:28.352)     8:01.716 (1:30.591)       
   9:32.933 (1:31.217)    10:57.563 (1:24.631)                               
 13 Sara Rosenzweig           SR SUNY Geneseo          11:00.48q  2          
       44.043 (44.043)     2:08.027 (1:23.984)     3:32.460 (1:24.433)       
   4:58.953 (1:26.493)     6:27.246 (1:28.293)     7:57.103 (1:29.857)       
   9:28.159 (1:31.056)    11:00.474 (1:32.316)                               
 14 Erica Munyan              JR Wis.-Oshkosh          11:04.07q  1          
       48.686 (48.686)     2:16.489 (1:27.803)     3:43.534 (1:27.045)       
   5:11.792 (1:28.258)     6:39.231 (1:27.439)     8:09.469 (1:30.238)       
   9:40.087 (1:30.618)    11:04.063 (1:23.977)                               
 15 Molly McCullough          SO Trinity (Tex.)        11:05.19   1          
       48.752 (48.752)     2:16.035 (1:27.283)     3:43.287 (1:27.252)       
   5:10.350 (1:27.063)     6:38.116 (1:27.766)     8:08.839 (1:30.723)       
   9:39.169 (1:30.330)    11:05.182 (1:26.014)                               
 16 
Melissa Cerrillos         SO La Verne              11:06.60   2          
       43.782 (43.782)     2:08.691 (1:24.909)     3:34.847 (1:26.156)       
   5:03.628 (1:28.781)     6:34.446 (1:30.818)     8:07.219 (1:32.773)       
   9:40.254 (1:33.035)    11:06.592 (1:26.339)                               
 17 Denise Ibarra             JR Ithaca                11:07.13   2          
       43.628 (43.628)     2:08.293 (1:24.665)     3:34.156 (1:25.863)       
   5:02.481 (1:28.325)     6:33.502 (1:31.021)     8:06.089 (1:32.587)       
   9:38.147 (1:32.058)    11:07.123 (1:28.977)                               
 18 Mia Eisenhandler          SR Emory                 11:17.40   1          
       48.958 (48.958)     2:16.548 (1:27.590)     3:43.971 (1:27.423)       
   5:11.222 (1:27.251)     6:39.919 (1:28.697)     8:11.564 (1:31.645)       
   9:44.695 (1:33.131)    11:17.397 (1:32.703)                               
 19 Erin Holzbaur             SO TCNJ                  11:24.68   1          
       48.004 (48.004)     2:14.779 (1:26.775)     3:44.267 (1:29.488)       
   5:13.631 (1:29.364)     6:46.828 (1:33.197)     8:21.257 (1:34.429)       
   9:55.553 (1:34.296)    11:24.677 (1:29.125)                               
 20 Jordan Tuin               SR Wheaton (Ill.)        11:37.92   2          
       44.693 (44.693)     2:11.577 (1:26.884)     3:40.464 (1:28.887)       
   5:12.922 (1:32.458)     6:48.206 (1:35.284)     8:26.184 (1:37.978)       
  10:04.746 (1:38.562)    11:37.919 (1:33.174)                               
 21 Nicole Giannetti          JR Haverford             11:38.79   1          
       48.160 (48.160)     2:16.259 (1:28.099)     3:44.098 (1:27.839)       
   5:14.066 (1:29.968)     6:47.414 (1:33.348)     8:25.059 (1:37.645)       
  10:04.260 (1:39.201)    11:38.785 (1:34.526)                               
 22 Anne Peterson             SR Rochester             11:39.28   1          
       48.310 (48.310)     2:15.931 (1:27.621)     3:42.889 (1:26.958)       
   5:11.983 (1:29.094)     6:43.509 (1:31.526)     8:23.240 (1:39.731)       
  10:03.550 (1:40.310)    11:39.280 (1:35.731)