Two Knights Named NAIA All-Americans
Yankton, SD – Evan Leist (SO/Beaver, OH) and Sierra Poppell (SR/Sheperdsville, KY) earned NAIA All-American status and the recently concluded 2021 NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship Meet. The meet was contested at the Mount Marty Fieldhouse in Yankton, SD.
Both Leist (Mile) and Poppell (3,000 Meters) finished fourth in their event with the top eight garnering an All-American nod.
On the men's side, Kentucky Christian finished the event in 47th place overall while the women placed a little further up the chart with a 36th place finish. Listed below are the final placements of the competitors of each event:
Men 1 Mile Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Thacker, Tim SR Milligan 4:12.25 10
2 Miller, Landon SR Indiana Wesleyan 4:15.34 8
3 Banks, Tyler SR Olivet Nazarene 4:16.20 6
4 Leist, Evan SO Kentucky Christian 4:17.88 5
5 Vander Plaats, Jacob SR Dordt 4:18.56 4
6 Hendryx, Aaron JR Huntington 4:19.29 3
7 Sorensen, Joshua FR Friends 4:20.97 2
8 Chesterman, Elijah SR Huntington 4:22.02 1
9 Viti, Thabo SO William Carey 4:23.88
-- Vazquez, Eric SR St. Mary (Kan.) DQ
Women 3000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Wilson, Emma FR Huntington 9:58.89 10
2 DeWolf, Avery JR Milligan 10:01.01 8
3 Ebetino, Alex SO St. Francis (Ind.) 10:05.82 6
4 Poppell, Sierra SR Kentucky Christian 10:06.29 5
5 Campbell, Alyssa JR Point Park 10:08.25 4
6 Richtman, Becca FR Montana Tech 10:09.39 3
7 Worley, Reghan SO Carroll (Mont.) 10:13.89 2
8 Oliver, Hannah FR Montreat 10:18.72 1
9 Winslow, Eden JR Dordt 10:40.09
10 Widder, Taylor JR Olivet Nazarene 10:42.20
11 Mardis, Gabrielle JR Milligan 10:49.57
12 Norris, Saige JR Huntington 10:54.37
GO KNIGHTS!!!