NAPERVILLE, Illinois – Fifth-year senior Emma Burke moved up over 20 spots in her quest to qualify for 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships as the Wilmington College women's track & field team on day two of the Carius/Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central College on Friday.
Burke, who entered the day 49th in the country in the event, placed third on Friday with a time of 1:03.83. That mark currently sits less than a tenth of a second outside the nationals' field.
The Fightin' Quakers had two other individuals compete in sprints as Kylee Schafer and Madison Dietz ran in the 200-meter dash. Schafer placed 12th with a time of 26.26 seconds while Dietz crossed the finish line in 26.77 seconds, good for 15th place.
In field events, Dietz was joined by Haley Cook for the long jump with Dietz leaping 15' 10.5" for ninth and Cook jumping 15' 10.5" for 17th place.
Wilmington will have one more chance to improve times and qualify for nationals as the University of Mount Union hosts a last chance qualifier on Wednesday, May 18.
