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SBU's Van Dalen To Compete in 1,500 Meter National Championship Race Saturday
Native New Zealander qualifies for final despite fall in semifinal heat.
Stony Brook University distance runner Lucy Van Dalen will compete in the 1,500 meter final in Saturday's NCAA Outdoor National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
Van Dalen, a New Zealand native, qualified for the final despite falling near the halfway point of her semifinal heat Thursday. She went on to record a time of 4:18.50, good for second place. Her post-race comments can be viewed here.
CBS will air the 1,500 meter race on Saturday afternoon at approximately 1:18 p.m.
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Van Dalen finished ninth in the 1,500 final in 2009 and eighth last spring, the latter of which earned her All-America accolades. She's run the race as fast as 4:15.13 this year and a 4:13.72 in her career. Van Dalen also holds the school's outdoor record in the 3,000, but did not run that distance this year.
