DIVISION III ALL-AMERICAN LIST
The Bethel Royals track & field team earned 10 NCAA Division III All-American awards for their performances during the indoor season. The USTFCCCA and the Division III Executive Committee have chosen to award the All-American honors to all national qualifying performers who were initially declared for the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships in March.
"It's so great to get some good news," said Head Coach Andrew Rock. "With indoor nationals and the entire outdoor season canceled, the USTFCCCA and the NCAA made a great decision to give out All-American awards. I'm so proud of our student-athletes, how hard they worked to get to the national meet, and how amazingly they are coping with everything."
Both the men's and women's 4x400m relay teams, as well as two individuals earned All-American status this year. Joel Smith, Isaac Erickson, Josh Sampson, and Shawn Monroe were seeded 4th in the men's 4x400m relay with their time of 3:16.86 that they ran at the Wartburg Qualifier. The women's 4x400m relay team of Hannah Sankey, Corin McKinstrey, Mikayla Turek, and Delia Labatt led the nation with their time of 3:51.81 going into the final weekend of regular season competition in which they chose to rest. Their time seeded them 3rd going into the national championships. Delia Labatt's 400m time of 57.29 at the MIAC Championships put her 6th in Division III at the national meet. Freshman Kelsie Sealock was also ranked 6th in her specialty, the 60m hurdles. Her MIAC winning time of 8.78 was the top time of any freshman in Division III history.Â
This is the 7th All-American honor for both Delia Labatt and Isaac Erickson. Hannah Sankey earned her 5th All-American, Shawn Monroe earned his 4th, and Corin McKinstrey now has 3 All-Americans to her name. This is the first All-American award for Joel Smith, Josh Sampson, Mikayla Turek, and Kelsie Sealock.