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Warriors Claim Four More All-American TitlesPublished by
On the final day of competition at the NAIA Outdoor National Track and Field Championships, Westmont added four more All-American titles to bring its total to seven over the three-day event. Head coach Russell Smelley was pleased with the performances of his 15 student athletes.
"We haven't had this many people compete in finals in so many different events since the 1970s," said Smelley to the team and a post-meat meal. "The last two years we have done something we have not done in a long time – we have brought a team, not just individuals, to compete at nationals."
Smelley thanked his seniors for helping to bring about that milestone in the program's development.
Over the three days of the championship, Westmont had athletes compete in the finals of 12 events and score in seven of them.
"They are committed athletes, they are getting good training and they expect to do well," said Smelley of his team. "They didn't come here just to get here, they came here to compete."
The competition started early on Saturday morning with Caitlyn Corrao competing in the marathon. She finished sixteenth with a time of 3:17.36.
"I finished in the top half," said an excited Corrao. "I wanted to run a little faster, but as I went through the race, I was happy with just finishing. I think it was good for never running a marathon before. I know I slowed down in the middle, but somehow – I don't know how – the last 5K I managed to pick it up.”
[men's results] [women's results] [more photos] Read the full article at: blogs.westmont.edu
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