BOSTON -- Midwestern State's Nidhi Singh reached her desired goal on the fast track of the Boston University Track & Tennis Facility Sunday in the Last Chance National Qualifier.

The senior from Thane, India, delivered the fifth-fastest performance this season on the way to a third-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:06.48.

Singh shaved 4.19 seconds off of her school record time of 2:10.67 set in December at Pittsburg State's Crimson & Gold Invitational.

Singh will compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships set for March 13-15 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis.

Interestingly, four of the top five and seven of the best 10 times in the 800-meter run took place on the indoor track on the Boston University campus.

Colorado State-Pueblo's Helen Braybrook turned in the top time in NCAA Division II this season with a 2:03.90 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational in February, wh ile Academy of Art (Calif.) senior Lina Hanich produced the second fastest mark at 2:03.90 on Sunday.

West Texas A&M freshman Abigail Abugire ran the Lone Star Conference's fastest 800-meter time of 2:06.34 at the facility during the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, which as just .14 seconds faster than Singh.

Midwestern State's 4x400-meter relay squad of Jessie Heath, Trell'Kyrah Watkins, Maggie Neal, and Singh finished fifth on Sunday, but failed to improve upon the previous mark of 3:43.87, which ranks 21st on the NCAA Division II performance chart.

Last Chance National Qualifier

BU Track & Tennis Center
Boston, Mass.

Midwestern State Track Results

800-Meter Run: 3. Nidhi Singh, 2:06.48*p.

Midwestern State Relay Results

4x400-Meter Relay: 5. Midwestern State (Jessie Heath, Trell'Kyrah Watkins, Maggie Neal, Nidhi Singh), 3:45.82p.

p - NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time/mark.
* - indicates personal record.
† - indicates first collegiate mark/time.