GENEVA, Ohio — Catalina Lee Kim concluded her record-breaking season with a 15th-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles prelim at the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championships, hosted by Mount Union and the Cleveland Sports Commission.
Lee Kim, who broke a 15-year school-record in the event previously held by La Verne Hall of Famer Liz Lucsko '03 multiple times this season, came in fourth in the third and final heat with a time of 14.74 seconds. The winners of each heat and the next best six athletes advanced to the final.
Lee Kim was the breakthrough star for the La Verne track and field teams this season. The junior broke her personal records in four different events (100m, long jump, triple jump, 100m hurdles) and claimed the 2017 SCIAC championship in the triple jump in addition to qualifying for the national championships for the first time.
Andrew Carrasco, a championship contender in the hammer throw, will compete tomorrow starting at 10:30 a.m. PDT.
Event 15 Women 100 M Hurdles
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3 Heats. Advance top 1 from each heat plus next best 6 to final
Hurdles in all lanes.
DIII Champ: # 13.60 1998 Bridget Cochran, Chris. Newport
Stadium: ^ 13.50
Name Year School Prelims Wind H#
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Preliminaries
1 Daisy Ogede SR Washington U. 14.11Q -1.2 2
2 Alison Smith SR Redlands 14.18Q 0.5 3
3 Allison Hill SR Bates 14.20Q 3.1 1
4 Jordin Fender SR Transylvania 14.26q -1.2 2
5 Raevyn Fontaine JR Wheaton (Mass.) 14.46q 0.5 3
6 Rebecca Ridderhoff SR Washington U. 14.50q 0.5 3
7 Annie Woolley JR Fitchburg St. 14.51q 3.1 1 14.502
8 Sabrina Pray JR Westfield State 14.51q -1.2 2 14.504
9 Reilly Wagner SO Misericordia 14.54q -1.2 2
10 Aspen McMillan SO Rowan 14.55 3.1 1
11 Jenna Dyksen JR Calvin 14.61 -1.2 2
12 Neka Dias SR Southern Maine 14.66 -1.2 2
13 Taylor Jefford SR Aurora 14.67 3.1 1
14 Jenna Franzwa JR Wis.-La Crosse 14.72 3.1 1
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Catalina Lee Kim JR La Verne 14.74 0.5 3
16 Hannah Chen JR MIT 14.80 0.5 3
17 Amber Williams SR Wis.-Platteville 14.90 3.1 1
18 Sherahlynn Linkert SR Wis.-River Falls 15.03 3.1 1
19 Courtney Sowle SR Wartburg 15.09 -1.2 2
20 Jessica Fields FR Redlands 15.19 -1.2 2
-- Nicole Bartoletta JR Geneva DNF 0.5 3
-- Amber Edwards JR Ithaca DQ 0.5 3 pushed hurdle