DES MOINES, Iowa-- Three America East athletes earned All-American honors at
the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Des Moines, Iowa which wrapped up on Saturday, June 14.
Seniors Marisa Ryan and Tahari James of Boston University followed up their All-America
accolades in Indoor Track and Field by earning the same status in the Outdoor
season. Sophomore Luke Schoen of Albany was also named an All-American.
Ryan closed her collegiate career by finishing fourth in
the 10,000 meters with a time of 33:54.38. James finished ninth in the triple
jump with a leap of 43-7 ? (13.30 meters) in the finals. Her jump of 44-10 ? (13.68
meters) in the preliminaries set a school record and qualified her for the
Olympic trials.
Schoen was fifth in the pole vault with a
height of 17-2 ?. Only one athlete posted a better mark than Schoen in the
championship, with strong, swirling winds a factor for all competitors.
Boston University’s Andrea Walkonen and Stony Brook’s
Dana Hastie joined Ryan in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships.
Walkonen finished 13th in 34:54.32 while Hastie was 15th
in 35:19.73.
Rita Ciambra of New Hampshire qualified and participated in the women’s
pole vault earlier in the week.