Murtagh Advances to 110-Meter Hurdles Final at NCAA Outdoor Championships

CANTON, N.Y. -- Junior Conor Murtagh (Walpole, Mass.) advanced to the finals of the 110-meter hurdles as he placed seventh in the preliminaries of the event during day two of the 2015 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at the Merrick-Pinkard Track & Field Complex on the campus of Saint Lawrence University.

Murtagh, who posted a preliminary time of 14.52 seconds, will compete in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday afternoon at 2:05. The top nine finishers advanced to Saturday's final.

Last season, Murtagh garnered All-American honors in the hurdles as he placed fifth in the finals. The top eight placewinners in each event at the NCAA Championship meet earn All-America accolades.

Senior Josh Goehring (Haverhill, Mass.) finished 14th in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.67. Goehring was making his first NCAA Championships appearance.

Senior Chris Perry (Attleboro, Mass.), who placed 11th in the long jump during day one action on Thursday, will compete in the triple jump on Saturday morning at 11:30.