BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Augustana track & field team concluded the final day of the NCAA Championships with four more All-America honors at the Birmingham Crossplex, in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday.
The women scored 18 points to place 12th while the men scored seven points to place 33rd at the meet. The 12th place finish for the women's squad is the highest in program history.
In all, Augustana tallied eight individual First Team All-America honors along with the women's DMR. The Vikings also brought home a pair of Second Team All-America accolades.
"We are very pleased with the results of the national championships," Augustana head coach Tracy Hellman said. "All of our athletes performed at a very high-level and we finished the indoor campaign with multiple All-Americans and personal bests.
"The coaching staff is very proud of our athletes as they represented Augustana in a positive way. This will be a great springboard to the outdoor season."
Senior Austin Miller came away with two All-American honors on the championship's final day. Miller started his day at 2 p.m. running in the mile finals where he ran to a seventh place finish running 4:10.39. He had little down time before the 800m final at 2:40 p.m. where the Viking was able to run to another All-America place finishing in eighth place.
Miller was the only runner entered in both the mile and 800m.
Rounding out the competition for the Vikings was the women's mile where sophomore Patty Jo English and junior Nicolette Schmidt both ran All-America finishes placing fifth and sixth, respectively. Both had sub five-minute times with English running 4:57.00 and Schmidt running 4:57.55.
First Team All-Americans
Elizabeth Schaefer - Pentathlon
Tyl Woelber - Hepthalon
Mearah Miedema - High Jump
Patty Jo English - Mile, DMR
Nicolette Schmidt - Mile, DMR
Sydney Mudgett - DMR
Cami Streff - DMR
Austin Miller - Mile, 800m
Second Team All-Americans
Lawrence Lokonobei - 60 hurdles
Meagan Schenk - Mile
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