STANFORD’S ATCHOO ADVANCES IN 1,500

June 12, 2014



STANFORD’S ATCHOO ADVANCES IN 1,500



Four Cardinal compete on Day Two



EUGENE, Ore. – Michael Atchoo advanced to final in the men’s 1,500 meters to highlight Stanford performances Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.



Atchoo became the fourth Stanford middle-distance runner to reach the finals, following a trio of 800 runners who advanced on Thursday. Atchoo placed third in his semifinal heat in 3:46.23 to advance to Saturday’s final (2:18 p.m.). The top five in each heat earned automatic qualification.



Stanford had four competitors on Thursday, the second day of the four-day meet. Rebecca Mehra (4:21.63) missed qualifying for the women’s 1,500 final by 0.16 of a second, freshman Valarie Allman was 21st in the discus (158-9) and Lucas Rowley was 22nd in the men’s hammer throw (192-8).



Mehra earns a second-team All-America selection and Allman and Rowley are honorable mention. This is the first All-America honor for each.



Stanford will have four athletes competing Friday: Luke Lefebure in the men’s 800 final (5:15 p.m.), Claudia Saunders and Amy Weissenbach in the women’s 800 final (5:25 p.m.), and Joe Rosa in the men’s 5,000 final (6:10 p.m.).



Saturday’s action will be televised on ESPNU at 4:30 p.m.



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Link to Results: http://bit.ly/1oVnKlK



Stanford Results:



MEN

1,500 (semifinals) – 12, Michael Atchoo 3:46.23. Atchoo advances to Saturday’s final.

Hammer (final) – 22, Lucas Rowley 192-8 (58.74m).



WOMEN

1,500 semifinals) – 14, Rebecca Mehra 4:21.63.

Discus (final) – 21, Valarie Allman 158-9 (48.40m).





For more information, contact:



David Kiefer

Assistant Athletic Communications Director

Stanford University

dkiefer@stanford.edu

(650) 759-0258, cell