| Place | Athlete Name | Yr | Affiliation | Time | Qual |
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| 1 | Marlena Wesh | JR | Clemson | 53.03 | q | | 2 | Taylor Ellis-Watson | FR | Pittsburgh | 53.12 | q | | 3 | Lenora Guion-Firmin | JR | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 53.30 | q | | 4 | Erica Rucker | FR | South Carolina | 53.54 | | |
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| Place | Athlete Name | Yr | Affiliation | Time | |
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| 1 | Rebecca Alexander | SR | LSU | 54.03 | | | 2 | Cassandra Tate | SR | LSU | 54.08 | | | 3 | Ellen Wortham | SR | Tennessee | 54.20 | | | 4 | Endurance Abinuwa | SR | UTEP | 54.50 | |
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