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After earning an Olympic Games berth in the high jump, Razorback Rachel Glenn advanced to the final of the 400m hurdles on Saturday with a career best time of 53.68 at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

During Saturday’s action in three different national championships, a combination of Razorbacks, alums, and pros who train in Fayetteville advanced nine entries into four separate finals – U.S. 400m hurdles (4), Jamaica 100m hurdles (2), Jamaica 400m (2), and UK 400m (1).

Meanwhile, in Portugal, Razorback Laura Taborda won the 3,000m steeplechase by nearly 24 seconds with a 10:00.73 performance after finishing the collegiate season with a career best 9:35.67 for fifth in the NCAA Championships.

In the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Glenn finished runner-up in heat two of the 400m hurdles behind a 53.49 for Shamier Little.

Joining that pair in the final were Anna Cockrell, who set a career best of 52.95 to win heat three and move to equal No. 8 on the U.S. all-time list, as well as Dalilah Muhammad, who finished second in the first heat with a 54.16 behind the world-leading time of 52.48 by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.

At the Jamaica National Trials qualifying to Sunday finals included UA alum Ackera Nugent leading the 100m hurdles with a 12.46 into a -1.1 wind with Danielle Williams runner-up at 12.57 in the first heat. Another Arkansas alum, Janeek Brown, finished third in heat two with a 12.83 (-0.6 wind).

In the Jamaican 400m prelims, national record holder Nickisha Pryce led the field with a 49.63 in the opening heat. Joanne Reid finished third in heat two with a season best 51.69. Andrenette Knight, who trains in Fayetteville, claimed the last position in the final with a 51.23 in heat three.