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WVU aiming high

Clara Grandt runs and Katelyn Williams jumps at the NCAA’s track and field national championships today in Eugene, Ore. Williams does her thing at 7:45 p.m. ET and Grandt does the 10,00 meters at 10:15 p.m.

Karly Hamric and  Keri Bland are in a semifinal for the 1,500 meters at 7:45 p.m. Thursday with the final coming at 1:18 p.m. Saturday. Marie-Louise Asselin’s 5,000 meters race is 9:40 p.m. Friday.

Should one finish in the top eight, she’ll help WVU’s already formidable footing in the Division I program of the year standings. The Mountaineers finished No. 6 in cross country and had five top-eight finishes and a program-best No. 10 team finish in the national indoor meet. A top-eight this week earns WVU inclusion into a pretty elite group.