EUGENE, Ore. – Women track star Laura Pellicoro advanced to the final of the women's 800m at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships this evening, setting a new personal best and school record with a time of 2:01.07.
Pellicoro's performance was the second-fastest outside of the automatic qualifiers across all three semifinal heats, earning her a spot in Saturday's championship final. She will compete for the national title this Saturday at 7:14 p.m. at Hayward Field.
Tomorrow, Matt Strangio will represent the Pilots in the men's 5,000-meter final, scheduled for 6:55 p.m. Strangio enters with a season-best and school-record time of 13:24.14.
The full list of women's 800-meter finalists is listed below.
2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)
June 11-14, 2025
Thursday, June 12
Women's 800m Semifinal
1. Michaela Rose, LSU, 1:58.95 Q
2. Lauren Tolbert, Duke,1:59.39 Q
3. Makayla Paige, North Carolina,1:59.92 Q
4. Meghan Hunter, BYU, 1:59.96 Q
5. Roisin Willis, Stanford, 2:00.33 Q
6. Smilla Kolbe, North Florida, 2:00.70 q
7. Laura Pellicoro, Portland, 2:01.07 (2:01.061) q (PR, School Record)
8. Victoria Bossong, Harvard, 2:01.07 (2:01.063) q
9. Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 2:01.54 Q
Friday, June 13
Men's 5000m Final, 6:55 PM (PT)
Matt Strangio, 13:24.14
Saturday, June 14
Women's 800m Final, 7:14 PM (PT)
Laura Pellicoro, 2:01.07
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