EUGENE, Ore. (June 28, 2024) – There's no stage like the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials to break your own school record, and
Maggi Congdon did just that on Friday night in Eugene, Ore. Congdon clocked a time of 4:02.79 in the semifinals of the 1,500-meters, finishing fourth in her heat to auto qualify and ninth overall.
The time breaks her own school record of 4:07.81 set at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships earlier this month on June 6 by five seconds, also at Hayward Field. The junior is the only collegian in the finals which is set for 5:09 p.m. on Sunday, June 30.
Congdon advanced to the semifinals by finishing fifth in her heat and 28
th overall in Thursday's first round with a time of 4:16.12.
Now an alum, 2022 NAU graduate Abdihamid Nur is also competing in a final on Sunday in the men's 5,000-meters. Nur clocked a time of 13:24.14 in the first round to finish second overall. He will toe the line at 4:30 p.m. on June 30.
The Olympic Trials have been highlighted by recent graduate
Nico Young who qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a time of 27:52.40, finishing third. Young signed his first professional contract with adidas two days later and will compete in Paris on Aug. 2.
Northern Arizona sent a group of 10 qualifiers made up of both current and past student-athletes competing in 10 events at the trials including Brooke Andersen (hammer throw),
Kyairra Reigh (400m),
Colin Sahlman (1500m), Futsum Zienasellassie (10k),
Karrie Baloga (3k steeplechase),
Alyson Churchill (5k, 10k) and
David Dunlap (200m).
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