The track and field championships concluded on Saturday, and thus ended the 2016-17 athletic season. At the meet in Eugene, two MACletes were able to win a national title, and 8 others were able to garner first team All-America honors.
Matt Ludwig, the sophomore at Akron, won the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.6 meters.
A career best shot put from Danniel Thomas gave her a national championship, and her 9th All-America honors. She would pick up her 10th in the discus on the last day of competition.
There are no medals at the NCAA track and field meet, but if there were, EMU’s Alsu Bogdanova would have won a silver with a second place finish in the 5000k.