Senior Heather Heron advanced to Friday's final in the 100-hurdles by placing in the top nine in the semifinal round with a time of 13.25.
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SDSU's Heather Heron Advances to 100-Hurdles Final at NCAAs

Senior posts sixth-fastest time in Aztec history in semifinal heat

June 8, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Diego State senior Heather Heron (Yakima, Wash.) advanced to the finals of 100-meter hurdles Wednesday by placing in the top nine of two semifinal heats at the 2005 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif.

Heron, seeded 17th coming into the meet, ran a personal-best time of 13.25 seconds into a 0.8 mph headwind. She finished fifth in her heat and is ranked eighth overall going into finals, which will be contested at 8:05 p.m. Friday. The time is also the sixth-fastest mark in Aztec history.

In the preliminary round, Heron finished fourth in her heat and 14th overall with a 13.52 clocking.

Senior Shayla Balentine (Los Osos, Calif.), the second-ranked pole vaulter in the nation, will compete in the qualifying round in the event on Thursday at 7 p.m.

2005 NCAA Championships
June 8-11
Sacramento, Calif. -- Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex
SDSU Results Only

100-Hurdles
Semifinal Round
1. Virginia Powell--Southern California--12.73
2. Priscilla Lopes--Nebraska--12.85
3. Dawn Harper--UCLA--12.91
4. Ebony Foster--NC State--13.01
5. Ashley Lodree--Washington--13.17
8. Heather Heron--San Diego State--13.25

Preliminary Round
1. Virginia Powell--Southern California--12.95
14. Heather Heron--San Diego State--13.52