College of Letters & Science graduate Hilary (Edmondson) Stellingwerff (BA'04, Journalism and Communication Arts) will race at least one more time at the London Olympics.
Stellingwerff finished sixth in her qualifying heat of the 1,500 meters Monday, giving her the final automatic qualifying spot for Wednesday's semifinals. The Canadian finished in 4 minutes, 5.79 seconds, just off her personal and season best of 4:05.08.
"I walked out and the stadium was packed," she told UWBadgers.com. "I was like, 'Yeah, this is what I came here for. I didn't come here for just one race. Let's get it going.'"
The semifinals of the women's 1,500 meters begin at 1:45 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, with Stellingwerff set to race in the event's first heat. NBC hasn't explicitly listed when the race will be aired.
For a more extensive recap of Stellingwerff's first race, read this report on UWBadgers.com.