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Fazio Advances to Quarterfinals at NCAA East Prelims
05/27/2021 | Women's Track & Field
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of Richmond's Brooke Fazio (Basking Ridge, N.J.) finished sixth in the 800m Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2021 NCAA Championship East Preliminaries, hosted by University of North Florida at Visit Jax Stadium.
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Fazio started strong in the first heat to finish third with a time of 2:03.48. Fazio will compete Saturday, May 29 at 7:35 p.m. The top three finishers in each of the heats, plus the next six best times advance to the quarterfinals.
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In the fifth heat of the 800m, Maria Acosta (Maywood, N.J) finished sixth with a time of 2:06.79. Kayla O'Connell (Marshfield, Mass.) finished eighth in the sixth heat, turning in a time of 2:10.86.
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Rachel Helbling (McDonald, Pa.), in the 400m, finished eighth in the sixth heat with a time of 54.84.
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In the long jump, Kayla Woods (Wilmington, Del.) turned in a distance of 5.91m in her third and final jump. Woods posted a distance of 5.89m in her first jump, then scratched on her second jump.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of Richmond's Brooke Fazio (Basking Ridge, N.J.) finished sixth in the 800m Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2021 NCAA Championship East Preliminaries, hosted by University of North Florida at Visit Jax Stadium.
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Fazio started strong in the first heat to finish third with a time of 2:03.48. Fazio will compete Saturday, May 29 at 7:35 p.m. The top three finishers in each of the heats, plus the next six best times advance to the quarterfinals.
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In the fifth heat of the 800m, Maria Acosta (Maywood, N.J) finished sixth with a time of 2:06.79. Kayla O'Connell (Marshfield, Mass.) finished eighth in the sixth heat, turning in a time of 2:10.86.
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Rachel Helbling (McDonald, Pa.), in the 400m, finished eighth in the sixth heat with a time of 54.84.
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In the long jump, Kayla Woods (Wilmington, Del.) turned in a distance of 5.91m in her third and final jump. Woods posted a distance of 5.89m in her first jump, then scratched on her second jump.
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