Mikayla McPhail earned All-American honors after finishing second in the javelin throw at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, hosted by CSU-Pueblo at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl in Pueblo, Colo. FHSU teammate Holly Brown placed 13th in the javelin as well.
McPhail, a sophomore from Liberal, Kan., started strong in the event, throwing 160-9 in her first attempt, which ended up as her best mark on the day. The throw broke her own school record (in the new-model javelin) set on May 6 at the MIAA Championships, where McPhail went 159-4, winning the event. McPhail, who garnered MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week twice this season, finished second as Brittany Aanstad of Seattle Pacific threw 168-1 to win the championship.
Brown, a junior from Plains, Kan., finished in 13th in the javelin, going 135-6.
The NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships wrap up the 2012 outdoor track & field season for the Tigers.
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