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Hartman Collects First Team All-America Honors
Story Links PUEBLO, Colo. – In the final race of his illustrious career as an Augustana Viking, Ryan Hartman secured First Team All-America status at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday evening. Closing day of competition at the national meet saw an earlier start than previously scheduled […]
PUEBLO, Colo. – In the final race of his illustrious career as an Augustana Viking, Ryan Hartman secured First Team All-America status at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday evening.
Closing day of competition at the national meet saw an earlier start than previously scheduled due to predicted weather, moving the anticipated men’s 5000-meter run up by five hours.
Hartman came out strong to kick things off as he took a third-place position through the first 1000 meters. He would hang in the top six throughout the entire race and jumped from sixth to fourth by the 3000-meter mark before making his final move into third in the final 400 meters.
The senior entered the race with the fifth-best time in the country and went on to take third place in the field, crossing the finish line in 14:34.02 for the First Team All-America honors.
Augustana’s four qualifying athletes—all in their final seasons with the Vikings—will return to Sioux Falls with one First Team, two Second Team and one Honorable Mention All-Americans.
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