AUSTIN, Texas – Nevada track and field wraps what will arguably be one of the most successful and historical seasons in school history after finishing 18^th in the semifinal of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:35.40 at the NCAA Championships Thursday evening.
 
Heading into Saturday's final, the Arkansas Razorbacks hold the number one seed with a time of 3:25.91 for the chance to take home the gold in the event, rounding out with Kentucky (3:29.95) who captured the last qualifying spot after placing within the top two in the first heat to automatically qualify for the final 
 
This marks only the third time the relay team made up of Halyn Senegal, Emily Costello, Annalies Kalma, and Carolyn Ross have raced together during the outdoor season, posting the second fastest mark they've put together over the last two months, running two seconds shy of the school record (3:33.85) that the quad ran two weeks ago at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento. 
 
Nevada track and field put up some of the best and memorable performances around the board during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. The Wolf Pack's run during indoor jumpstarted the momentum that would carry through to the outdoor season after finishing the 2023 Indoor Mountain West Championships in February with three school records, two conference champions, and a fifth-place finish, recording the most points ever scored at the indoor championships since joining the Mountain West (59 points). The team tied their highest place finish from 2022, and the 4x400 relay team (Halyn Senegal, Emily Costello, Lilly Gregg, and Annalies Kalma) claimed the title for the first time in Mountain West and school history, going on to wrap the season with eight Mountain West Indoor All-Conference honors.
 
With a quick turnaround right into the outdoor season in mid-March, the Wolf Pack did not let up, bringing the heat into the Outdoor Mountain West Championships where fifth-year Emily Costello earned her first individual career Mountain West gold medal, the 4x400 meter relay team shattered the school record by six seconds, what would be just the second consecutive time they would break their own school record throughout the season, and the team placed sixth overall (65 points), earning five Mountain West Outdoor All-Conference honors. 
 
The NCAA West Preliminaries did not disappoint after the 4x400 meter relay finished up the meet going out in style by qualifying for the NCAA championships for the first time in school history, once again breaking their school record for the third time consecutively by two more seconds, running the 12^th fastest time in the West, and the fourth fastest time in the Division I Mountain Region this season (3:33.85). 
 
With the performance at the NCAA Championships marking an end to a memorable season, the team will look towards the future and picking up with the beginning of the indoor season next winter.
 
 
Result (Nevada)
 
4x400 meter relay
18. Halyn Senegal, Emily Costello, Annalies Kalma, Carolyn Ross – 3:35.40