In the women’s 1500 meter semifinal, it was two in and one left out for the Ducks of Oregon.  Freshman Jordan Hasay and junior Alex Kosinski are onto Saturday’s final, while teammate Zoe Buckman finished sixth in her heat and failed to advance.

The first semifinal heat was swift from the gun and saw seven competitors run faster than 4:17.  While the second heat was more of a sit and kick affair with Villanova’s Shelia Reid earned the final automatic qualifying spot by running 4:18.34.

After the race, Hasay and Kosinksi were in high spirits having made the final.  ”I just wanted to qualify.  I’m really excited.  I was trying to keep it low-key and not get too nervous,” explained Hasay.  ”I’ve been getting pretty nervous lately.  I try to keep telling myself ‘You’re just a freshman…take the opportunity.’  So I did that.”

Kosinski’s time in the semifinal was a three second PR.  This successful outdoor season has also seen her set a PR in the 5000 meters.  These improvements come after missing the entire indoor season with an Achilles tendon injury.  She credits her improved strength and stamina to her pool running rehab.  ”I was up every morning at 6am before going to class…and now it’s really paid off.”

Women 1500 Meter Run
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 2 Heats.  Advance top 5 from each heat plus next best 2 times               
    American: A 3:57.12  7/26/1983   Mary Slaney, Athletics West             
College Best: C 3:59.90  6/7/2009    Jenny Barringer, Colorado               
   NCAA Meet: M 4:06.19  6/14/2008   Hannah England, Fla State               
     Hayward: S 3:59.19  1984        Mary Slaney, USA                        
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims              
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Heat  1 Preliminaries                                                        
  1 Lucy Van Dalen            JR Stony Brook-SUNY       4:13.19Q             
  2 Gabriele Anderson         SR Minnesota              4:13.45Q             
  3 Karly Hamric              SR West Virginia          4:13.54Q             
  4 Katie Follett             SR Washington             4:13.58Q             
  5 Lauren Bonds              SR Kansas                 4:14.29Q             
  6 Keri Bland                JR West Virginia          4:14.87q             
  7 Alex Kosinski             JR Oregon                 4:15.67q             
  8 Mihaela Susa              JR Oklahoma State         4:19.19              
  9 Betsy Flood               SO Iowa                   4:19.75              
 10 Ashley Verplank           SO North Carolina         4:24.68              
 11 Nikki Swenson             JR Minnesota              4:28.23              
 12 Brittany Sheffey          SO Tennessee              4:36.85              
Heat  2 Preliminaries                                                        
  1 Pilar McShine             SR Florida State          4:16.53Q             
  2 Charlotte Browning        SR Florida                4:16.77Q             
  3 Jordan Hasay              FR Oregon                 4:17.90Q             
  4 Brenda Martinez           SR Riverside              4:18.17Q             
  5 Sheila Reid               SO Villanova              4:18.34Q             
  6 Zoe Buckman               SR Oregon                 4:19.02              
  7 Katrina Drennen           SO Montana                4:20.24              
  8 Heidi Gregson             SO Iona                   4:22.89              
  9 Rachel Schneider          FR Georgetown             4:24.25              
 10 Lauren Hardesty           JR Iowa                   4:26.01              
 11 Kate Van Buskirk          JR Duke                   4:28.65              
 12 Ellen Dougherty           SR Villanova              4:31.68