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Cougs excel abroad in international outdoor meets
July 31, 2023 | Track & Field
SAO PAULO, Brazil/ LANGLEY, B.C. — Micaela De Mello (Brazil, 100m hurdles) and Jasneet Nijjar (Canada, 200m/ 400m) each continued their 2023 outdoor track and field as the pair of Washington State women's track and field student-athletes competed in the 2023 South American Athletics Championships and 2023 Bell Canadian National Championships, respectively, with both meets concluding Sunday.
De Mello qualified first in the South American Championships women's 100m hurdles with a 13.41 prelims heat and was leading the senior final before a late mishap at the eighth hurdle pushed her into a runner-up finish at 13.34. The rising sophomore hurdler from Palhoca, Brazil, finished first in the 2022 Brazilian Championships in Rio de Janeiro with a 13.00 to win the senior finals, and later clocked a 13.69 to finish second at the 2022 South Ameican Games in Asuncion, Paraguy.
Back on the opposite side of the hemisphere, Surrey, B.C., native, Jasneet Nijjar, clocked her second-fastest, wind-legal 200m time of the outdoor season with a 24.07 to place 12th overall at the Canadian National Championships. She also placed 13th overall in the 400m after posting a 54.45 in the opening heat of the senior women's competition.
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South American Athletics Championships — COTP Stadium — São Paulo, Brazil
Women's 100m Hurdles
- Micaela De Mello: 13.41q (-0.4), 1st [prelims heat 1]
- Micaela De Mello: 13.34 (+0.3), 2nd [final]
Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships — McLeod Athletic Park — Langley, B.C.
Women's 200m
- Jasneet Nijjar: 24.07, 4th [prelims heat 2] - 12th overall
Women's 400m
- Jasneet Nijjar: 54.45, 4th [prelims heat 1] - 13th overall
De Mello qualified first in the South American Championships women's 100m hurdles with a 13.41 prelims heat and was leading the senior final before a late mishap at the eighth hurdle pushed her into a runner-up finish at 13.34. The rising sophomore hurdler from Palhoca, Brazil, finished first in the 2022 Brazilian Championships in Rio de Janeiro with a 13.00 to win the senior finals, and later clocked a 13.69 to finish second at the 2022 South Ameican Games in Asuncion, Paraguy.
Back on the opposite side of the hemisphere, Surrey, B.C., native, Jasneet Nijjar, clocked her second-fastest, wind-legal 200m time of the outdoor season with a 24.07 to place 12th overall at the Canadian National Championships. She also placed 13th overall in the 400m after posting a 54.45 in the opening heat of the senior women's competition.
For all the latest WSU Track and Field news, photos, and videos, like the team on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wsucougartrack) or follow on Twitter (@ WSUCougarXCTF) and Instagram (@WSUCougarXCTF).
South American Athletics Championships — COTP Stadium — São Paulo, Brazil
Women's 100m Hurdles
- Micaela De Mello: 13.41q (-0.4), 1st [prelims heat 1]
- Micaela De Mello: 13.34 (+0.3), 2nd [final]
Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships — McLeod Athletic Park — Langley, B.C.
Women's 200m
- Jasneet Nijjar: 24.07, 4th [prelims heat 2] - 12th overall
Women's 400m
- Jasneet Nijjar: 54.45, 4th [prelims heat 1] - 13th overall
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