Ball State University
2009 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Williams 12th In 60m Hurdles At NCAA Championships
March 13, 2009 | Track & Field
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - - Ball State fifth-year senior Amber Williams (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran H.S.) placed 12th in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2009 NCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
In the second preliminary heat, Williams placed fifth of six runners with a time of 8.46. Virginia Tech's Kristi Castlin won the heat with a time of 8.15.
There were three heats overall, with the winner of each heat and the next five fastest individuals advancing to the event finals which will be run Saturday at 5:20 p.m. (CT).
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MUNCIE, Ind. - - Fifth-year senior Amber Williams (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran H.S.) will represent the Ball State women's indoor track and field team in this week's NCAA Championships hosted by Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Williams, a three-event champion at the 2009 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships two weeks ago, will be one of 18 participants slated to run in the 60-meter hurdle event. Prelims for the 60-meter hurdles start at 4:30 p.m. Friday (March 13), while the finals will be run at 5:20 p.m. Saturday (March 14).
Williams enters the race as the 15th-seeded runner in the event with a time of 8:24, which was the best in the MAC this season. Williams posted a school-record time of 8.19 in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2007 MAC Championships and ran to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships that season.
In her redshirt season a year ago, Williams placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships. After finishing third in her preliminary heat with a clocking of 8.24, Williams ran a personal-best time of 8.16 in the finals to capture fourth place.
Williams also posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 60-meter dash, but her time of 7.44 was not fast enough to break into the field of 17 for the event which was limited to runners with times of 7.37-or-better.
Other BSU runners who posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks were Ali Bishel (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) in the 5000-meter run (16:39.80) and Katie Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Harrison H.S.) in the 60-meter hurdles (8.42). The field of 17 for the 5000-meter run posted times of 16:17.82-or-better, while the field of 18 for the 60-meter hurdles clocked in times of 8:27-or-better.
Below is a list of participants in the 2009 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships for the 60-meter hurdles, including their season-best effort and date of the accomplishment.
Event 24 Women 60 Meter Hurdles ** Auto: 8.14 **
RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED TIME DATE
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1 Tiffany Ofili SR Michigan 8.01 01-24
2 Queen Harrison JR Virginia Tech 8.02 01-30
3 Kristi Castlin JR Virginia Tech 8.03 02-28
4 Teona Rodgers SO Fla St. 8.07 02-28
5 Moriam-Seun Adigun SR Houston 8.09 02-06
6 Vanneisha Ivy JR North Carolina 8.16 01-24
7 Celriece Law SR Tennessee 8.16 03-01
8 Aleesha Barber SR Penn State 8.16 03-07
9 Tiki James JR C. Florida 8.17 03-07
10 Ronnetta Alexander SR S. Carolina 8.18 03-07
11 Jackie Coward FR C. Florida 8.19 02-27
12 Tenaya Jones SO LSU 8.20 03-01
13 Karessa Farley SO Iowa 8.21 03-07
14 Loreal Smith SR NC A&T 8.22 03-07
15 Amber Williams SR Ball State 8.24 02-28
16 Ti'erra Brown SO Miami 8.25 03-07
17 Ranay Harvey SR Purdue 8.26 02-28
18 Chelsea Carrier SO West Virginia 8.27 03-07
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