{"id":131186,"date":"2021-03-17T15:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T21:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=131186"},"modified":"2021-03-17T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T21:24:14","slug":"uccs-track-field-makes-history-in-ncaa-indoor-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=131186","title":{"rendered":"UCCS Track &#038; Field makes history in NCAA indoor championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1416\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/L6I9740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131187\"\/><figcaption>Photo by Isaiah J. Downing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding to their already impressive season, the UCCS Track &amp; Field teams ended the NCAA DII Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships with a bit of history under their belts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teams&#8217; performances set the bar for UCCS as the men&#8217;s team scored a program-high 13 points, the most points ever scored at a national meet, and placed T-18th for their best finish at indoor nationals. The women&#8217;s team scored 21 points for the most points scored on the national stage as they placed eighth for the best finish in school history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple athletes racked up honors, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5221\">Dakota Abbott<\/a> became the program&#8217;s first national champion in the triple jump, and become the school&#8217;s second-ever men&#8217;s indoor national champion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5274\">Afewerki Zeru<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;ran to an All-American finish in the 3000m and recorded his second PR at nationals.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Senior&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5192\">Hannah Meek<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;garnered her second All-American honor of the meet by leaping to a fifth place mark of 12.37m in the women&#8217;s triple jump. Earlier in the meet she worked her way to a podium finish by registering a third-place jump of 6.09m, also for All-American honors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sophomore&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5297\">Riley McGrath<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;joined Meek for double All-American honors in her first trip to indoor nationals as she competed in the women&#8217;s mile final to finish seventh with a time of 4:57.80.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Senior&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5208\">Kayla Zink<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;sprinted her way to a podium finish. With a time of 7.47s, Zink clocked a photo finish to place second in the women&#8217;s 60m and claim All-American status.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Junior&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5284\">Peter Ackah<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;was the first All-American on Friday after the Accra, Ghana native jumped to a mark of 7.28m to finish seventh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The DMR team team of <a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5297\">Riley McGrath<\/a>,\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5184\">Dejah Glover<\/a><\/dfn>,\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=5180\">Ellie Enderle<\/a><\/dfn>, and Almasri earned their All-American honors by placing eighth in the event and racing to a time of 11:45.70.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see a complete list of competitors and accolades, please visit our athletics website <a href=\"https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/archives\">GoMountainLions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Adding to their already impressive season, the UCCS Track &amp; Field teams ended the NCAA DII Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships with a bit of history under their belts. 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