EUGENE, Ore. – Sophomore Kristen Busch (Waterloo, Ill./Freeburg) crossed the line 13 seconds off her school-record pace, finishing 18th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Thursday night at historic Hayward Field.

The first Bradley runner to advance to the NCAA Track & Field Championship since 1998, Busch was 18th overall in the 24-person field in the 10,000 meters and posted a time of 34:01.35 to finish 13 seconds off her school-record time of 33:48.36 set earlier this year.

Busch, who has clocked the top three 10,000 meter times in school history this year and four of the top six performances in the event in Bradley history in 2014, missed qualifying for All-American honors by 28 seconds.

Emma Bates of Boise State won the NCAA 10,000 meter title with a time of 32:32.35, crossing the line less than four seconds behind the 1998 NCAA Championship record.