Peterson, Veal Advance to 1,500 Meter Finals at Pac-10s
Tempe, Ariz. – Senior (Canby, Ore.) and junior (Aloha, Ore.) both finished in the top 10 to advance to the 1,500 meter finals at the 2008 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships on Friday evening at Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium.
Peterson led all three entries with a seventh overall finish in 4:29.05 with Veal close behind in ninth in a time of 4:29.19. Junior (Eugene, Ore.) finished 19th in 4:36.85.
Peterson’s time was a new personal record and automatically qualified after finishing fourth in the second heat, while Veal was the first qualifier out of the second heat.
The 1,500 meter finals will take place at 6:45 p.m. For full results and more information on the Pac-10 Championships, .
1,500 Meters Preliminaries Overall Results– 1. Katie Follett, Washington, 4:26.86; 2. Nicole Blood, Oregon, 4:27.52; 3. Lauren Centrowitz, Stanford 4:26.74; 4. Mackenzie Edwards, Arizona, 4:28.18; 5. Alicia Follmar, Stanford, 4:26.78; 7. , Oregon State, 4:29.05; 9. , Oregon State, 4:29.19; 19. , Oregon State, 4:36.85.
