After the qualifying round of the women’s 100 meter dash on Tuesday, incoming Oregon freshman Ariana Washington talked about how starting off slow was a common denominator in her races.

In the semi-final of the women’s 100 meter dash, Washington struggled out of the blocks once again, but qualified for the finals with a time of 11.73.

Before the finals, getting off to a fast start will once again be her main focus of improvement.

“I want to focus on my start, focus on clearing my head and not stressing so much about the race beforehand,” Washington said.

Washington joins fellow United States representative Kaylin Whitney, who ran a 11.44 in the semi-finals, in the eight-person final group.

The women’s 100 meter final will happen at 8:40 p.m. at Historic Hayward Field.

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