KINGSVILLE, TEXAS. – The University of Mount Olive men's and women's track & field team wrapped up the final day of the NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships by earning three top-5 finishes and first-team All-Americans on Saturday in Kingsville, Texas. The Trojans all-americans in the 4x100, women's 5000m, 4x400m and previously earned an AA title in the women's 3000m to bring the total number to four All-Americans for the championship weekend.
MEET INFORMATION
Results
Location: Kingsville, Texas.
INSIDE THE RESULTS
RACE NOTABLES
- The men's javelin was the first event to get underway for Mount Olive in the national championship on the final day, but a technical error prevented the Trojan from competing and a mark was not made.
- The men's 4x100m relay team ran a nearly identical time in the finals as they did in the prelims clocking in .26 slower than Friday's time.
- Middlebrooks, Bulik, Carr, and Jenkins, however, finished the race with a third-place time and first-team All-American honors to claim for the first AA of the day.
- The women's 5000m was the next event for UMO to try and claim an AA and Hanle's second of the championship.
- Hanle started off in the top-five and made her way to the lead of the pack after the 2600m mark and held that position until falling after the 3400m mark.
- She fell to as low as fourth before rebounding to push for third in the final 400m and took third for her second first-team All-American.
- Tai Smith came out of the gates strong in the first 1000m during the men's 5000m but over the next 1200m, he faded quickly dropping to 18th.
- He was unable to recover and in the final 400m fell two more spots and finished 20th well outside the needed place for AA status.
- The 4x400m relay team shaved nearly three seconds off their prelims time and took third in the 4x400m men's relay finals and grabbed the final All-American on the championship.
- Arne Leppelsack, Johnny Middlebrooks, Richard Fisher, Tedric Shannon, and Leah Hanle became the only Trojan this season to repeat as All-Americans from the indoor and outdoor seasons.
UP NEXT
- Mount Olive's season comes to a close with the conclusion of the spring outdoor championship.
