EUGENE, Oregon – On Thursday, Wofford College track and field student-athlete Hannah Steelman competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase semifinals in the 2018 NCAA Championships at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. She finished 14^th overall in the semifinals to earn second team All-America honors.
 
A freshman from Orono, Maine, Steelman ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a school-record time of 9:59.94. The top five in each of the two heats, plus the next best two times, advanced to the finals. Steelman was eighth in the first heat and 14^th overall, just missing qualifying for the finals by two seconds. The All-America honors are the first ever for a Wofford runner.
 
She also qualified for the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:18.32 to finish tenth overall in the regionals. The finals of the 5,000 meters will be held on Saturday at 8:25 pm ET with 24 competitors in the event.
 
Steelman is one of only nine student-athletes from the Southern Conference to qualify for the NCAA Championship, and the only one to qualify in two events. She is the first Wofford College track and field student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Steelman is also one of only two runners, along with Allie Ostrander of Boise State, to compete in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters this year at the championship.
 
The entire NCAA Track and Field Championship can be seen on the ESPN family of networks. The 5,000-meter final will be shown live on ESPN on Saturday night. Replays will be available on ESPNU and ESPN3 at various times as well.