SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As the 2023 outdoor track and field regular season has come and gone, the USF Dons track and field team is excited to have three representatives at this week's NCAA West First Round meet held just a couple hours north of the Hilltop at Hornet Stadium.
 
The Dons will have representation in four total events on both Thursday May 25 and Saturday May 27 with Ruby Smee and Hannah Anderson starting the festivities racing in the 10,000 meter run scheduled at 9:10 p.m. on Thursday.
 
Baneet Bains will then compete on Saturday as Bains will race in the 3,000 meter steeplechase which is scheduled to start at 5:15 p.m. on the 27th, Smee will then wrap up her time in Sacramento later in the evening by competing in the 5,000 meter run with a scheduled 8:10 p.m. start time.
 
Smee will be slotted in the fifth overall position for racing in the 10,000 meters as her strong season earned her a prime starting spot, as well as having the best mark among WCC student-athletes in the event.
 
In order to qualify for next month's NCAA Championships in Austin, a student-athlete must finish in 12^th place or better in their event.
 
Name: NCAA Outdoor Track and Field First Round
Date: Thursday May 25 and Saturday May 27, 2023
Location: Hornet Stadium/Sacramento, Calif.
 
Participants: 
Women:
Hannah Anderson, Baneet Bains, Ruby Smee
 
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SPONSOR THE DONS: 
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our department sponsor – Corona - for their continued support of USF Athletics.  Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415)  422-4561.