New Orleans, LA - On Monday, Mar. 7, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released their All-Region selections for the 2015-16 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Season.
In order to earn All-Region honors, a student-athlete must be ranked in the top-five of an individual event or be a part of a top-three relay team in the region. Of the 1,128 student-athletes recognized, five of them compete for Messiah in the Mid-Atlantic Region. All of the following marks were set at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 26-27, 2016:
Dane Cornelius - Cornelius took first in the heptathlon, scoring 4,011 points.
Tim Moses - Moses won gold in the pole vault, with a season best height of 16'11".
Marie Johnson - In the triple jump, Johnson placed second with a distance of 36'8.5", her best of the year.
Abby McMinn - McMinn won the gold in the 60 meter hurdles in her first year as a Falcon, finishing in 9.31 seconds.
Rebecca Querfeld - Querfeld won gold and set a new personal record in the heptathlon, scoring 2,915 points.
The Falcons will conclude the indoor season this weekend with
Tim Moses competing in the pole vault at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championships at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA.
