INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Goucher College junior Tanise Thornton-Fillyaw will be competing in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend for the third consecutive year. The championships will be held at Rochester’s Golisano Training Center.
Thornton-Fillyaw has qualified for the women’s 800 meter run, where she holds the No. 1 seed with a time of 2:09.06. This time improves upon both her seed and time from last year’s competition. The women’s 800 prelims are scheduled for Friday at 4:00 p.m., with the finals taking place on Saturday at 5:05 p.m.
The Goucher College junior secured her spot at the national championships by winning the women’s 800 at the Landmark Conference Championship last weekend for the third year in a row. Her winning time at the conference meet set a new NCAA DIII record.
Fans can watch the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships live and get more information at NCAA.com.
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
Photo via Goucher College
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