May 31, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The 4x100-meter relay finished 19th to lead the No. 18 San Diego State track and field team on the final day of the NCAA West Prelims Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.
The quartet of Kristen Brown, Meritzer Williams, Allison Reaser and Shanieka Thomas took 19th out of 24 teams with a time of 45.64 seconds. Texas A&M won the event in 43.00 and was one of 12 teams to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., from June 11-14.
Brown, who qualified for the NCAA Championships in the pole vault on Thursday, did not finish the quarterfinal round of the 100-meter hurdles today.
Five athletes ended up qualifying for the championship meet in Eugene, including Nicole Oudenaarden and Reaser in the heptathlon, Brown in the pole vault, Jasmine Burrell in the discus throw and Thomas in the triple jump.
2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Preliminaries)
West Region - Fayetteville, Ark.
May 31, 2014 - Day Three of Three
(Top 12 advance to championship rounds in Eugene, Ore., from June 11-14)
100-Meter Hurdles (quarterfinals) (out of 24 entrants)
1. Sharika Nelvis (Arkansas State) - 12.66 (qualified for semifinals in Eugene)
--. Kristen Brown (SDSU) - DNF
4x100-Meter Relay (prelims) (out of 24 teams)
1. Texas A&M - 43.00 (qualified for semifinals in Eugene)
19. SDSU (Kristen Brown, Meritzer Williams, Allison Reaser, Shanieka Thomas) - 45.64