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AMES, Iowa - Sophomore Chelsea Lynes (Woodstock, Ontario/Huron Park) recorded the third fastest 800-meter run time in school history and senior Nikki Klier (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) competed in two events Saturday at Iowa State's Last Chance Qualifier inside the Lied Recreational Center.

Lynes finished fifth out of eight competitors with a personal-best time of 2:13.70, which is the third fastest mark in program history. Last weekend, Lynes placed fourth at The Summit League Indoor Championships with the ninth best time in school history (2:15.87).

Klier ran in both the 200- and 400-meter dash Saturday. The senior from Algonquin, Ill. finished seventh in the 400-meter dash with the third fastest oversized time in school history (54.91). Additionally, Klier placed eighth in the 200-meter dash with the seventh fastest oversized mark in program history (25.12).

Neither competitor collected a mark that automatically qualifies for next weekend's NCAA Indoor National Championships in College Station, Texas. Lynes, Klier and the rest of the Fighting Leathernecks open the outdoor season March 26 with the Cougar Invitational on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Persson, Sofie - Univ. of Miss  2:04.51 
2. Lipsey, Charlene - LSU  2:04.55 
3. Praska, Bethany - Iowa  2:05.36 
4. Layman, Anna - Washington State  2:05.93 
5. CHELSEA LYNES - WESTERN ILLINOIS  2:13.70 
6. Fries, Christine - Iowa State U  2:15.95 
7. Meese, Emily - Iowa State U  2:16.32
8. Barber, Anna - Kansas  2:22.48

Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Tate, Cassandra - LSU  53.15 
2. Kelly, Ashley - Illinois  53.68 
3. Evans, Taylor - Texas Tech U  53.85 
4. St. Louis, Brittany - Florida State  54.35 
5. Day, Jonique - LSU  54.48 
6. Jackson, Candace - Texas Tech U  54.57 
7. NIKKI KLIER - WESTERN ILLINOIS  54.91

Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Miller, Scottesha - Univ of Oklahoma  23.69 
2. Roach, Shanae - San Diego St  23.70 
3. Rogers, Teona - Florida State  23.89 
4. Jones, Erin - Iowa  24.21 
5. Jones, Christie - Houston  24.43 
6. Wollman, Heather - South Dakota State  24.93 
7. Alexander, Kineke - Unattached  25.04 
8. NIKKI KLIER - WESTERN ILLINOIS  25.12 
9. Retz, Samantha - Central College  27.78