June 12, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa - The No. 14 ranked University of Miami women's track and field team saw two freshmen advance to the 400-meter hurdles final, as Takecia Jameson and Ti'erra Brown qualified in today's semi-final round at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National at Drake University's Drake Stadium.

There were two semi-final heats, with the top three finishers plus the next two best times moving on to tomorrow's final at 8:55 p.m.  Jameson automatically moved to the next round with a second place finish in her heat with a time of 57.37, her second-best time of the year.  Brown finished fifth in her heat at 57.55, but grabbed the second of the two remaining top times.

The 4x400 relay team of Kristy Whyte, Tameka Jameson, Krista Simkins, and Takecia Jameson needed to win one of the four semi-final heats or grab one of the next four best times to advance to Saturday's finals.  However the team fell just short as they finished second to Texas A&M in their heat and 12^th overall with a time of 3:35.25, the third-best time of the season for any Miami 4x400 team.

The Southeast Region Field Performer of the Year Khadija Talley failed to record a mark in the shot put after three fouls, but she will be in action tomorrow as she will compete in the discus finals at 5:30 p.m.  Talley reached the final round after she placed eighth in the qualifying round with a mark of 51.39m (168-07), there will be 12 competitors in the finals.

All start times are Central Standard Time.