Dejanae Oakley of the University of Georgia ran a facility record 49.48 seconds to lead qualifying for the NCAA National Championships in the women’s 400m at the NCAA East Regionals at the University of Kentucky on Saturday.

Oakley, the world leader in the event with 48.92 seconds that she ran while winning at the Southeastern Conference championships two weeks ago, beat the 50.30 seconds facility record set two years ago by another Georgia runner, Aaliyah Butler.

Rushana Dwyer of Northwestern State set her second lifetime best at the event when she ran 50.81 seconds while Skyler Franklin of LSU ran a personal best and world under-20 leading 50.83 seconds as both advanced as well.