University of North Florida
NCAA Championships - Semifinals
Track & Field Meet Preview: NCAA Championships
6/5/2024 12:30:00 PM | Women's Track
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Junior Smilla Kolbe will be ready to make program history as one of 24 athletes across the country to qualify for the women's 800m semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, June 6, followed by the top nine times advancing to the finals race on Saturday, June 8, in Eugene, Oreg.
Kolbe finished 10th overall in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Region First Round meet to punch her ticket to the championship event on the West Coast. She has her sights set on becoming the second Osprey in consecutive seasons to garner All-American honors, while being the first female UNF runner since Eden Meyer to run in a national championship event.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Junior Smilla Kolbe clocked in a time of 2:02.36 in the women's 800m race to punch her ticket to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday evening.
Kolbe grabbed an at-large bid after finishing with the fifth-best time in the second heat and the 10th overall mark in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Region First Round. She is one of 12 runners from the East region to qualify for the 800m semifinals and one of four non-Power Five athletes, as the other three reside from Harvard and St. John's.
The Hanover, Germany, native becomes the fourth female Osprey to advance to the NCAA Championship meet and the first since Eden Meyer in 2018. It is also back-to-back seasons sending a UNF runner to the championship meet following Aidan O'Gorman's appearance in the 10,000m final this past year.
UPCOMING TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
