Junior Meghan Frazier places 15th overall in 400 prelims on Day 1 of NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships

Junior Meghan Frazier competes at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday in Virginia Beach, Va. | Photo by Kevin Smith
Junior Meghan Frazier competes at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday in Virginia Beach, Va. | Photo by Kevin Smith

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Junior Meghan Frazier (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance) placed 15th of 20 runners in the prelims of the 400 meter dash on Day 1 of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

The Basics

  • Venue: Virginia Beach Sports Center - Virginia Beach, Va.
  • The top eight finishers in the finals of each event earn All-America honors.
  • Live Results

Wittenberg Highlights

  • Frazier was seeded 12th in the 400 and finished fourth of four runners in the third of five heats in the event. She posted a time of 57.37 seconds.
  • Frazier's NCAA qualifying time was a personal-best 57.36 seconds, which converted to 56.61 seconds for track size.
  • The top eight runners overall qualified for Saturday's finals. The eighth-place finisher posted a time of 56.55 seconds.

Quote

  • Junior Meghan Frazier: "Nationals is a super exciting atmosphere, and I'm definitely excited to work towards coming back for the outdoor season, hopefully in more events. I didn't execute my race as well as I had hoped, but it was a learning experience that I can build from moving forward. I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to be here and compete with so many talented athletes."

Up Next

  • Wittenberg juniors Julissa Williams (Lorain, Ohio/Lorain) and Taylor Weiss (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) will compete in the finals of the high jump, which begins at 12 p.m. on Saturday.