McDonald, Turner Advance at NCAA Indoor Track Championships

June 21, 1999 | Indoor Track

March 13, 1998

INDIANAPOLIS, -- Texas Tech runners Rohan McDonald and Evette Turner advanced to Saturday's final heats at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the RCA Dome Friday. McDonald recorded a preliminary heat time of 47.22 in the 400 meters, while Turner clocked a time of 4:45.54 in the women's mile run.

Sophomore Josephus Howard did not finish his race in the 200 meters. Howard had suffered a hamstring strain at the Big 12 Championships and was expected to be ready to compete Friday.

Turner, who claimed the Big 12 title in the mile, crossed the line at the national meet with a new season best time. She is currently second on Tech's indoor all-time list, and will be competing in a field of 17 runners in the final heat.

Event finals begin at 5 p.m. Saturday in Indianapolis, with the women's mile run at 6 p.m. and the men's 400 dash at 7 p.m.