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Nicole VacaGuzman of Chicago Earns All-America Honor in 400 Meters, Setting Program Record

Nicole VacaGuzman of Chicago Earns All-America Honor in 400 Meters, Setting Program Record

From University of Chicago Athletics

Nicole VacaGuzman broke her own school record for the second time in two days and earned her first outdoor All-American honor to highlight the University of Chicago track and field teams on the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday.

VacaGuzman, a junior, followed up her 2018 Indoor Track and Field All-American award with a seventh-place finish in Saturday's 400 finals at Wisconsin-La Crosse's Roger Haring Stadium. She re-broke her own school record in the process with a time of 55.37 seconds, topping her previous record time of 55.45 set in Friday's prelims.

Senior Khia Kurtenbach just missed a spot on the podium with her solid ninth-place finish in the 5,000 meters, running a time of 17:31.49.

The Maroons finished the three-day meet with two All-American finishes, with senior Ade Ayoola gaining the honor with her eighth-place finish in Friday's women's high jump.