Laura secured her spot this past weekend when she ran at the Polar Bear Last Chance Meet hosted by Ohio Northern University. She broke her own school record with a time of 2:14.48, which ranks her 16th in the nation going into Nationals.
Laura will run the 800 Meter Run preliminaries on Friday at 4:05 PM. Finals for that event will be held on Saturday at 3:45 for the top two runners from each of the two heats, as well as the next 4 best runners.
Zakk also secured his spot this past weekend when he also broke his own school record in the 3000 Meter Run. He finished with a time of 8:21.91, which has him ranked 11th in the nation going into this weekend. He will be competing in the timed finals of the 3000 Meter Run on Saturday at 4:45 PM.
Good luck to both Laura and Zakk this weekend!
To view the heat sheets for this weekend, click HERE.
To view the live feed of the National Championships, click HERE.