University of Southern Indiana Track & Field had five new All-Americans after day two of the NCAA II Indoor Championships.
Senior Jennifer Comastri received All-America honors after pacing her way to a 3.5 second personal best in the 5000 meters with a speedy time of 16 minutes, 27.76 seconds. Comastri placed fourth overall on the podium as she remains the fastest runner in the indoor 5000m in USI history by nearly nine seconds.
The Women’s distance medley relay team consisting of freshman Allison Morphew, sophomore Kaylee Lane, sophomore Emma Brown and sophomore Mckenna Cavanaugh earned a sixth-place finish, in turn granting All-American status to the four runners on the squad. The DMR time was 11:41.37 which is a new school record, passing the 2005 NCAA II Indoor Championships team.
Senior Austin Nolan raced earlier in the afternoon, finishing his indoor season with a 15th-place showing and a time of 14:38.01 in the 5000m.
Up Next: Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Cavanuagh is set to take-off in the 3000m final, the last competition for the Eagles at the NCAA II Indoors.
