Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
NCAA Indoor Championships
Track and Field earns All-American honors in all four events at NCAA Indoor National Championships
03/13/2010 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
March 13, 2010
By Shalae Patrick
www.SIUSalukis.com
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Throwers Jeneva McCall and J.C. Lambert, along with pentathlete Malaikah Love all garnered All-American honors the final day of the 2010 NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships.
The Southern Illinois teams will bring home five All-American honors in four events, making it the first time ever the Salukis have earned national honors in all events they competed in at the annual meet.
"This was a very good showing this year for us," Saluki head coach Connie Price-Smith said. "For the first time ever, we received All-American honors in all of our events, always a good thing."
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Midwest Field Athlete of the Year McCall recorded her top finish of the meet, third place in the women's shot put with a school-record and personal-best toss of 56-07.25 (17.25m) earning All-America honors for the second time in two days. Teammate Gwen Berry finished 14th at 52-03.25 (15.93m).
Lambert finished 14th in the men's weight throw with a best toss of 65-09.50 (20.05m).
Love finished 11th in the women's pentathlon with 3916 points. The sophomore finished 15th in the 60 dash (8.91), 11th in the long jump (19-00.50, 5.80m), 6th in the 800 (2:21.31), 8th in the shot put (38-00.00, 11.58m), 13th in the high jump (5-03.75, 1.62m).
McCall finished fourth in the women's weight throw Friday with a toss of 67-11 (20.70m). The sophomore scored five team points for Southern. Sasha Leeth, a senior in her final indoor championships, threw 64-04 (19.61m) for ninth place. Both throwers earned their first All-America honor.
Fellow throwers Rickael Roach and Berry also competed, Roach throwing 59-02 (18.03m) for 15th place, while Berry fouled out.
*NOTE All-American honors are given to those athletes who are in the top eight overall in each event or are within the top eight finishers among U.S. citizens.
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