BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Grace Yarkosky (South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon) shattered her own indoor program record in the 400-meter dash, posting a time of 54.97 seconds in the preliminaries at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Yarkosky placed fourth, recording the fastest time of her career in the event to advance to the finals. Among schools in the Division III Mideast Region, she was the top performer in the event.

The 400-meter dash finals are scheduled for tomorrow, Mar. 14, at 5:25 p.m.