BEREA, Ohio - Sophomore
Keelie Finnel (Francis Creek, Wis./Mishicot) and junior
Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City, Iowa/City) earned All-American honors Friday at the NCAA Championships. This marks the first time Coe has had three All-Americans in three different events.
Finnel won the first heat in the 400-meter dash. Her time of 55.26 was the second fastest qualifying time for the finals, while she broke her own school record from earlier this season. The finals for the 400-meter dash will be at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
Anciaux threw 45' 8" in the shot put to finish seventh. Her distance was the second-best in the first flight. She became the first Kohawk to earn All-American honors in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
All three Kohawks that qualified for the NCAA Championships have now earned All-American honors and compete in the finals on Saturday. Anciaux will throw in the discus at 11 a.m. to start the day for Coe. At 1:10 p.m., Finnel will run in the finals of the 400-meter dash, while freshman
Sara Heizer (Milliken, Colo./Roosevelt) will run in the 400-meter hurdles at 2:15 p.m.