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Holt and Mackay Advance to 1,500 Finals at USATF Meet

| By: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)

Bearcat alums to race on NBC in Saturday’s championship races

EUGENE, Ore. – For Eric Holt (Class of 2018) and Emily Mackay (Class of 2021), it's one race down and one to go at the USTFA Outdoor National Meet. The Bearcat alums each advanced to the finals of the 1,500 with strong showings during Thursday's first round at Hayward Field.  

Holt was second in his heat and third overall in the men's 1,500 first round. He clocked a personal-best time of 3:32.95 in the second of three heats. Yared Nuguse won the heat with a time of 3:32.66. The top overall time of 3:32.57 was turned in by Cole Hocker in the third heat.

The top three finishers in each heat - plus the next three fastest times - advanced to the finals, which take place on Saturday at 5:14 p.m. EST and will air live on NBC.

There were 34 total finishers across the three heats in the men's 1,500 first round

Mackay, meanwhile, was the top overall finisher in the first round of the women's 1,500. She won the third and final heat with a time of 4:04.23. The four fastest times of the opening round all came out of Mackay's heat.

The women's 1,500 final is set for Saturday at 5:03 p.m. EST - also on NBC.

There were 34 combined finishers in the three heats of the women's 1,500 first round.

Also representing Binghamton on Saturday will be recent graduate Marcus Johnson. His first-round 400 hurdle race is set for Saturday at 4:41 p.m. EST.



 
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