Kelly qualifies for steeplechase finals to start NCAA Outdoor Championships

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Senior Will Kelly of the St. Olaf College men’s track and field team qualified for the finals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with the second-fastest time in the prelims at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday evening at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. In his second consecutive appearance at the national meet in the event, Kelly clocked in in 8:58.71 to earn an automatic-qualifying spot (top four in each heat) into the finals, which will be run on Friday, May 24 at 6:15 p.m. CDT. In the faster of the two heats, Kelly…