The K-State women’s outdoor track and field team made good on their top 10 ranking going into the NCAA Outdoor National Championships this past week placing ninth overall.
It marked the first top-10 finish for the women since 2002.
“Placing in the top-10 is quite an accomplishment for our program,” head track and field coach Cliff Rovelto told K-State Sports. “Even more so when you look at the other programs and coaching staffs that ended up in the top-10 — it’s very humbling.”
The tournament started historically for the Wildcats as junior Akela Jones, competing in the heptathlon, set the NCAA record for first day points with 4,023, a record that has stood since 1985.