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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Baylor junior Raena Rhone knew she’d have to run a quality race to make a return trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

As it turned out, Rhone ran the race of her life.

Rhone turned in a personal-best time of 52.57 in the 400 meters, which was third in her heat at Friday’s NCAA West meet but good enough to qualify for nationals. She’ll make a second straight trip after finishing 13th at last year’s NCAA meet. Rhone was one of five Baylor athletes to qualify Friday for the NCAA meet in Eugene, Ore.

Tiffani McReynolds smoothly burst into the quarterfinal round of the 100-meter hurdles, outrunning the field in her heat in a time of 13.10. That was the second-best time of the day, behind only Arkansas State’s Sharika Nelvis, who clocked 12.98. McReynolds will be joined in Saturday’s quarterfinals by her teammate Taije Jordan, who was third in her heat at 13.81.

A little more than an hour after her hurdles race, McReynolds competed in the 100-meter dash and punched her ticket to Eugene by a mere eyelash. McReynolds crossed the line at 11.53, the same time that flashed up for USC’s Louisa Laarman, but the Baylor star grabbed the last qualifying spot when the times were broken down further — 11.522 for Little Tiff, 11.530 for Laarman.