ROCHESTER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior Alison McDonough competed in the third heat of the 100-meter hurdles on Friday afternoon at the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at the Polisseni Track & Field Complex on the campus of St. John Fisher University.

McDonough gave it a gallant effort but unfortunately clipped the first hurdle and did not complete the race. The Halifax, Massachusetts product qualified for the national championship meet with a career-best time of 14.05 seconds which she recorded last week at the MIT Final Qualifier.

Birgen Nelson (13.47) of Gustavus Adolphus, Coast Guard's Michelle Kwafo (13.62) and Kelsie Sealock (13.84) of Bethel won their respective heats to advance to Saturday's final. Emma Lawrence (13.75) of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Lynchburg's Aniya Seward (13.85) of Lynchburg, Susquehanna's Chloe Yoder (13.86), Julia Pena (13.88) of York and Laura Mathews (13.91) of Stevens also qualified for Saturday's final.

The finals of the 100-meter hurdles will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM.