FHSU Sports Information Department
For the first time, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has expanded the amount of its All-America recipients in Division II. An All-America Second Team has been created for athletes placing ninth through 12th at the national meet. Earning second team honors for the outdoor season were Megan Honas andDanielle Berry, while Cory Keehn earned the honor in two events for the indoor season.
This is the first year that the USTFCCCA has created an All-America Second Team. All-America honors traditionally have gone to the top eight finishers at the national indoor and outdoor championships. This outdoor season, Estefania Lopez(second) and Madison Wolf (fourth) earned first team in javelin, while Brady Tien (sixth) earned first team in pole vault.
Honas finished ninth in the javelin at the outdoor championships. Her throw of 152-feet, 10-inches was a personal best. Her performance gives the Tigers three All-Americans in the women’s javelin for 2015. Danielle Berry finished 11th in the high jump at the outdoor championships, clearing a height of 5-feet, 5-inches.
Earlier this year, Cory Keehn turned in two performances at the national indoor meet good for All-America Second Team status. He finished ninth in the 3,000 meters and 11th in the 5,000 meters.
Fort Hays State had a total of seven All-America performances indoor and outdoor seasons combined in 2015.