Epic Toss: Discus World Record-Setter Adds to Cal's Olympic Momentum berkeley.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkeley.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
AUSTIN, Tex. Sophomore Caisa-Marie Lindfors capped a tremendous comeback season with a fourth place finish in the women’s discus with a throw of 59.32 meters. Lindfors battled injuries last year after earning Honorable Mention All-America honors at the 2021 NCAA Championships. She was the ACC Champion in the discus just a few weeks ago.
Freshman Dajaz DeFrand earned First-Team All-America honors as well after finishing eighth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.08. DeFrand, who was the ACC Indoor and Outdoor Women’s Track Most Valuable Performer, earned Second-Team All-America honors in both the 60 and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
Alyson Churchill, a junior, earned Second-Team All-America honors in the 5000 meters with an 11th place finish in a time of 16:02.40.
Florida State closed out the track and field season with the men’s team finishing tied for 15th in the country and the women’s team at 37th. seminoles.com
FSU MEN EARN SIX ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS seminoles.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seminoles.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Four members of the Florida State track and field and cross country teams were selected to the 2023 Academic All-District Teams for NCAA Division I on Wednesday. Cooper Schroeder was named to the men’s team, while Alyson Churchill, Caisa-Marie Lindfors, and Agnes McTighe were named to the women’s. The honor recognizes the top student-athletes in the country for their combined performances in athletics and in the classroom and is given by the College Sports Communicatiors. All four Noles are eligible for the CSC Academic All-America ballot where first, second, and third teams will be announced on June 28-29.