Justin Hall is All-American at NCAA track

March 10, 2001
St. Thomas' Justin Hall (SO-Oakdale/Tartan) placed sixth in the 400 meters to earn All-America honors Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. Hall clocked 49.30 and earned the lone team point of the meet for the Tommie men. Teammate Jeremy Heckman (SR-Lino Lakes/Centennial), who ran 48.83 in the prelims, was seventh in 49.39.

On the women's side, Tommie Kara Hedin (SR-Dassel/Dassel-Cokato) took seventh in the triple jump (36-10 1-4) and Nicole Meidl (FR-Stillwater) was 14th in the pole vault (9-10 3-4). Only the top six placers earn team points.

Tommies failed to advance to the finals in three other events Friday. Mike Gruba ran 1:54.77 and missed the finals in the men's 800; Tish Dusich ran 2:16.26 and missed the finals in the women's 800; and Heckman ran 6.58 and didn't advance in the 55 meters.

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships
Final Men's Team Leaders
1. Wisconsin-LaCrosse 58; 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 44; 3. Lincoln (Pa.) 38; 4. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 34. MIAC teams: tie 13. St. Olaf 8; tie 38. St. Thomas 1

MIAC All-Americans (top-6)
800 meters: 2. Mark Bresnan, St. Olaf, 1:52.87
400 meters: 6. Justin Hall, St. Thomas, 49:30

Final Women's Team Leaders
1. Wheaton (Mass.) 63; 2. Wisconsin-LaCrosse 35; 3. Williams 26; 4. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 21. MIAC teams: tie 21. Concordia-Moorhead 8; 27. St. Ben's 5; tie 32. St. Olaf 2; tie 42. Gustavus 1.

MIAC All-Americans (top-6)
800 meters: 2. Heidi Brenden, Concordia-Moorhead, 2:13.48
Pole Vault: tie 3. Carolyn Boatz, St. Ben's, 11-4 1-2
1500 meters: 5, Megan Daymont, St. Olaf, 4:37.96
Shot put: 6. Jackie Luehmann, Gustavus, 43-11 1-2.

see complete men, women Friday results here