Courser Advances To Quarterfinals Of NCAA West First Round Thursday Afternoon

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Illinois State track & field program closed out day two at the NCAA West First Round Thursday evening.  

Illinois State had three athletes represent the Redbirds in College Station on Thursday afternoon. 

Senior Corrina Courser advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's 100m hurdles after running a time of 13.17. Courser's time is a new Illinois State record, beating Hassy-Fashina-Bombata's record of 13.29 by .12 seconds. The quarterfinals will begin on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. CST. 

Junior Erin Starks ran a time of 18.39 to close out an incredible first-year campaign as a Redbird. Starks recorded a top-10 time in the hurdles in both the indoor and outdoor seasons in her first year at Illinois State. 

Sophomore Immaculate Daniel ran a time of 11.37 in the women's 100m dash. Daniel closes out her first season as a Redbird, in which she captured the school record for the indoor 60m dash and outdoor 100m dash. 

On Friday, Freshman Victor Byaundaombe will jump in the men's triple jump at 2:30 p.m. CST. At 8:45 p.m., the men's 4x400m relay team will run to close out day three.