McGhee Earns All-America Honor in NCAA Semifinal
6/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Outdoor Track
Photo Gallery EUGENE, Oregon – The only event for the Horned Frogs on Thursday at the NCAA Championships was Brianna McGhee in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
Running in heat one, the junior from Omaha, Nebraska, picked up a seventh-place finish in her heat, clocking in at a time of 13.32 seconds. The time earned her Honorable Mention All-America accolades for the first time in her career.
Her finish ends what was a tremendous season for McGhee, who became the school record holder in the event at the NCAA West Prelims thanks to a time of 13.24 seconds.
When the Horned Frogs return to the track tomorrow, they'll have their sights set on gold. At 4:35 p.m. PDT/6:35 p.m. CDT, the men's 4x100 relay of Cameron Echols-Luper, Sam Watts, Ronnie Baker and Kolby Listenbee, who ran the fastest time in country this season at 38.65 will return to the track to try to do it again in the relay final.
Less than an hour later, Listenbee will be back for the 100-meter final after winning his heat on Wednesday with a personal-best of 10.04 seconds. He is slated to run at 5:25 PDT/7:25 CDT.
Also competing in his first NCAA Championships will be Scotty Newton in the triple jump. The freshman will take flight at 4:30 PDT/6:30 CDT.
