NEW ORLEANS - LaPorscha Wells and Alysiah Whittaker were both named 2017 Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Both Panthers were selected to the second team for placing finished 9th through 16th in their respective events at the 2017 NCAA Championships last week in Eugene, Ore. For Wells, it's her second All-America nod of her career as she was named a 2017 Indoor All-American earlier this year.
Wells placed 13th in the hammer throw with a distance of 62.87m last Thursday in Eugene.