Eight Auburn track and field student-athletes were named All-Americans on Monday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced. Student-athletes were honored for their performances at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Seniors Stephen Saenz and DJ Smith along with freshman Khalil Henderson were named First Team All-Americans, while juniors Samantha Scarlett and Valentina Muzaric, sophomore Rachel Dincoff and freshmen Justin Carter and Teray Smith were named Second Team All-Americans.
Saenz recorded a top-five finish at the NCAA Championships in the shot put with a throw of 64-10.75/19.78m. The selection is Saenz’s third outdoor All-America honor in the shot put and seventh overall.
DJ Smith notched his first outdoor All-America honor following his sixth place performance in the high jump. The SEC runner-up cleared a season-best height of 7-2.5/2.20m.
Henderson recorded a personal-best time of 20.61 to finish sixth in the 200m final to earn his first All-American honor. Henderson’s sixth-place finish was the best by an Auburn athlete in the 200m since 2012 and the fifth time in the last six years a Tiger has been in the finals of the event.
In the women’s shot put, Muzaric and Dincoff finished 10th and 14th, respectively. Muzaric’s earned her second outdoor All-American honor and third overall following her throw of 54-5.75/16.60m. Dincoff gained her first All-American honor of her career with throw of 52-9.25/16.08m.
Scarlett placed 12th in the semfinals of the 100m with a time of 13.36 to earn her first outdoor All-American honor. Teray Smith finished 13th in the 200m with a time of 20.94, while Justin Carter recorded a throw of 215-8/65.75m to finish 13th in the javelin.
First-Team All-America honors were awarded to those who finished among the top eight in an individual or relay event as part of a team; Second-Team All-America honors went to those who finished between ninth and 16th; and Honorable Mention honors were given to the remaining finishers.
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