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Bruins Earn 12 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Accolades
May 26, 2020 | Track & Field
LOS ANGELES โ 10 members of UCLA's track & field team combined to earn 12 Indoor All-America accolades, the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced today.
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Men's Honorees:
Kenroy Higgins II (60m), Riley Kelly (DMR), Chris Morzenti (DMR), Arturo Sotomayor (DMR), Ismail Turner (DMR)
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Women's Honorees:
Shae Anderson (400m, 4x400m Relay), Catherine Leger (4x400m Relay), Makenzy Pierre-Webster (4x400m Relay), Meleni Rodney (4x400m Relay), Alyssa Wilson (Weight Throw, Shot Put)
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The honors were presented today in spite of the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships in March. The NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Committee adopted the following criteria for All-American distinction:
Student-Athlete Recognition
Higgins II entered the NCAA Indoor Championships with the seventh-fastest time in the nation at 6.59. The sophomore clocked the time to take second place at the MPSF Indoor Championships and set a new school record in the event.
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Anderson had an historic debut season with the Bruins after transferring to UCLA from Oregon. She broke the UCLA indoor 400m record twice and entered the National Championships with a time of 52.07. The time at altitude was converted to 52.18, the ninth-ranked mark in the nations.
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Wilson was set to make her third-straight appearance and indoor nationals as she continued to etch her name all over the UCLA record books. She recorded the second-best weight throw mark in the nation at 22.98m (75-04.75), a school-record launch she posted at the Don Kirby Invite. She also entered the NCAA Championships with the No. 8 national mark in the shot put as she threw 17.43m (57-02.25) for the event victory at the UW Indoor Preview.
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The Bruins had an historic year on the relay side. The women's 4x400m squad originally notched the No. 2 indoor mark in school history (3:33.98) at the Don Kirby Invite and later topped that performance with an indoor school-record time of 3:30.28 at the MPSF Championships. UCLA was one of two teams to break the Dempsey Indoor facility record at the league indoor championships and entered the national meet with the fifth-best time in the nation. The men's DMR notched a time of 9:32.42 at the Alex Wilson Invitational to qualify for the NCAA Championships. It was the third-fastest time in school history.
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Men's Honorees:
Kenroy Higgins II (60m), Riley Kelly (DMR), Chris Morzenti (DMR), Arturo Sotomayor (DMR), Ismail Turner (DMR)
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Women's Honorees:
Shae Anderson (400m, 4x400m Relay), Catherine Leger (4x400m Relay), Makenzy Pierre-Webster (4x400m Relay), Meleni Rodney (4x400m Relay), Alyssa Wilson (Weight Throw, Shot Put)
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The honors were presented today in spite of the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships in March. The NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Committee adopted the following criteria for All-American distinction:
- "Individual events: All student-athletes listed on the startlist for the anticipated event."
- "Relay events: The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into their event. Those listed as alternatives will not be recognized."
- "There will not be a distinction of 'first-team', 'second-team', or 'honorable mention' to these recognitions."
Student-Athlete Recognition
Higgins II entered the NCAA Indoor Championships with the seventh-fastest time in the nation at 6.59. The sophomore clocked the time to take second place at the MPSF Indoor Championships and set a new school record in the event.
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Anderson had an historic debut season with the Bruins after transferring to UCLA from Oregon. She broke the UCLA indoor 400m record twice and entered the National Championships with a time of 52.07. The time at altitude was converted to 52.18, the ninth-ranked mark in the nations.
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Wilson was set to make her third-straight appearance and indoor nationals as she continued to etch her name all over the UCLA record books. She recorded the second-best weight throw mark in the nation at 22.98m (75-04.75), a school-record launch she posted at the Don Kirby Invite. She also entered the NCAA Championships with the No. 8 national mark in the shot put as she threw 17.43m (57-02.25) for the event victory at the UW Indoor Preview.
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The Bruins had an historic year on the relay side. The women's 4x400m squad originally notched the No. 2 indoor mark in school history (3:33.98) at the Don Kirby Invite and later topped that performance with an indoor school-record time of 3:30.28 at the MPSF Championships. UCLA was one of two teams to break the Dempsey Indoor facility record at the league indoor championships and entered the national meet with the fifth-best time in the nation. The men's DMR notched a time of 9:32.42 at the Alex Wilson Invitational to qualify for the NCAA Championships. It was the third-fastest time in school history.
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