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She had a pretty good season, definitely made progress by fortune_smith

Scored in a few meets and had a few PBs, though, of course, always difficult to compare across courses and conditions. Being among the quarter of the roster selected to run in the regional was also a big deal for her.

One teammate qualified for the national championship meet and another missed out by about one second.

Iowa State has a very good team with everybody back and a couple of new women in the mix. Realistically and with the full benefit of hindsight, dislodging them for the second auto-bid would have required a couple of teammates who missed the season due to injury and due to electing military service over a COVID year with an injury also contributing to the decision in the latter case.

This Saturday's championship races should be fun to watch with both Irish teams positioned for strong performances.

I hope life's not too lonely out in Corvallis these days with almost all your Pac-12 / 10 / 9 / 4 / 2 friends departing for other destinations. Hopefully the Beavers -- and the Ducks -- can finish the football season strongly!