Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
NCAA Indoor Championships
Kinnaird All-American at NCAA Championships
3/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
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NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Site: Randal Tyson Track Center (Fayetteville, Ark.) Results |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Sophomore Tre'tez Kinnaird capped off his indoor season with an eighth-place finish in the 800m to earn First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Kinnaird, who won a Big Ten Championship and set an IU school record at 800m this season, finished in eighth-place in the final of the 800m in a time of 1:51.98.
Kinnaird is IU's first All-American in the 800m since Keith Allen finished in third-place at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1988.
Juniors Dylan Anderson (5605 points) and Stephen Keller (5382 points) finished ninth and 10th in the heptathlon.
For Anderson it was a career-best total and ranks third best in IU school history. Both Anderson and Keller earn Second Team All-America honors.
Junior Sophie Gutermuth also earned Second Team All-America honors with a 12th place finish in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.10m (13-5.25).
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