NEW ORLEANS – All-Americans for the 2020 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Northern State student-athletes
Tanner Berg,
Bryce Malsam, and
Kealy Hill were named to the lists.
Malsam qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the heptathlon. He ranked tenth with his mark of 5,319 points. Malsam also earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the event. Berg qualified in the weight throw and held the top mark in the event, throwing 21.50m. He was the NSIC Champion in the event and earned USTCCCA All-Region accolades. Hill qualified for the championships in the pole vault. She ranked 13th in the event, clearing 4.01m. Hill was crowned the NSIC Champion in the pole vault as well. All three Wolves broke the school record in their respective events this season.
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded based on classifications of performance at the NCAA Championships.
Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:
- Based on the posted startlist for the national championships announced by the NCAA, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 indoor track & field season:
- Individual events: ALL student-athletes listed on the startlist for the anticipated event.
- Relay events: The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into their event.
- There will not be a distinction of "first-team" or "second-team" to these recognitions.