Fargo, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University track and field standout Erin Teschuk set a school record in the steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships.
Teschuk ran the race of her life, clocking 9:40.07 early Monday in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in Beijing, China. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native finished 25th out of 45 competitors.
The 20-year-old Teschuk is now the third-fastest Canadian woman ever in the steeplechase, and her time meets the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympics. A top-3 finish at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials next summer would put Teschuk in position to represent Canada in Rio de Janeiro.
