June 8, 2005
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Diego State senior Heather Heron (Yakima, Wash.) advanced to the finals of 100-meter hurdles Wednesday by placing in the top nine of two semifinal heats at the 2005 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif.
Heron, seeded 17th coming into the meet, ran a personal-best time of 13.25 seconds into a 0.8 mph headwind. She finished fifth in her heat and is ranked eighth overall going into finals, which will be contested at 8:05 p.m. Friday. The time is also the sixth-fastest mark in Aztec history.
In the preliminary round, Heron finished fourth in her heat and 14th overall with a 13.52 clocking.
Senior Shayla Balentine (Los Osos, Calif.), the second-ranked pole vaulter in the nation, will compete in the qualifying round in the event on Thursday at 7 p.m.
2005 NCAA Championships
June 8-11
Sacramento, Calif. -- Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex
SDSU Results Only
100-Hurdles
Semifinal Round
1. Virginia Powell--Southern California--12.73
2. Priscilla Lopes--Nebraska--12.85
3. Dawn Harper--UCLA--12.91
4. Ebony Foster--NC State--13.01
5. Ashley Lodree--Washington--13.17
8. Heather Heron--San Diego State--13.25
Preliminary Round
1. Virginia Powell--Southern California--12.95
14. Heather Heron--San Diego State--13.52