Bates junior Allison Hill ran the sixth-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdle trials at the NCAA Championships on May 27, 2016. (D3Photography)
WAVERLY, Iowa -- Bates junior Allison Hill ran the sixth-fastest time in a field of 20 athletes in the 100-meter hurdles trials on Friday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, advancing to Saturday's finals.
Hill's (Brunswick, Maine) hometown friend and teammate, senior Alexis Dickinson (Brunswick, Maine), finished her outstanding career on Friday in the 100-meter dash trials, missing Saturday's finals and placing 22nd with a time of 12.45 seconds.
Despite running into a headwind, Hill ran the second-fastest time of her career at 14.33 seconds, placing second in the second of three trial heats. She is now in position to score team points and gain her second career All-America honor on Saturday.
A pack right behind Hill filled out Saturday's finals field, with seventh-place Katherine Cavanaugh seventh at 14.34 seconds and Wisconsin-La Crosse's Claire Gordee eighth at 14.38. Tufts senior Marilyn Allen, who edged Hill for the NESCAC 100-meter hurdle title earlier this season, was the first hurdler to be left out of the finals at 14.39 seconds.
The 100-meter hurdle finals are scheduled for 2pm Central time on Saturday. Bates sophomore Sally Ceesay (Bronx, N.Y.) will compete in the triple jump starting at 11:30am Central.
Thursday Recap
Bates junior Jessica Wilson placed 18th out of 22 runners in the women's 1,500-meter run on Thursday, the first day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Wartburg College.
Wilson, the 17th seed in the field based on the 4:32.92 time she raced at last week's ECAC Championship, completed Thursday's first trial heat in 4:42.99. The one-time All-American in the indoor distance medley relay made her third career NCAA Championship appearance and her first as an individual.
Live Results
Bates Men's & Women's Schedule at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Central Time)
Thursday, May 26
11:30 a.m. -- Men's Discus Throw (Adedire Fakorede)
1:45 p.m. -- Women's 1,500 Meter Prelims (Jessica Wilson)
3:55 p.m. -- Men's 10,000 Meter Final (Allen Sumrall)
Friday, May 27
3:00 p.m. -- Men's Shot Put (Nick Margitza)
4:30 p.m. -- Women's 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims (Allison Hill)
5:30 p.m. -- Women's 100 Meter Dash Prelims (Alexis Dickinson)
Saturday, May 28
11:30 a.m. -- Women's Triple Jump (Sally Ceesay)
2:00 p.m. -- Women's 100 Meter Hurdles Finals (Allison Hill)
2:30 p.m. -- Men's Hammer Throw (Adedire Fakorede)
