Meister Finishes 11th at NCAA Championships, Earns All-America Status
6/9/2007 9:55:26 AM | Women's Track & Field
Lauren Biggers
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Davidson's freshman track standout Kristen Meister concluded her impressive rookie campaign with an 11th place finish in the high jump finals, earning All-America status at the 2007 NCAA Track and Field Championships on Friday evening in Sacramento, Calif.
Meister cleared 1.77 meters to finish tied for 11th place with Lacy Wilson of Texas Tech. Destinee Hooker was the event champion with a jump of 1.92 meters and no misses to best Alabama's Miruna Mataoanu, who also cleared 1.92 meters with a pair of misses.
Levern Spencer (Georgia), Sharon Day (Cal Poly), Rhonda Watkins (UCLA), Inika McPherson (California), Peaches Roach (Iowa) and Kaylene Wagner (Kansas State) were the top eight in the event, earning All-America status.
Meister, who became just the second Davidson woman to qualify for the NCAA track championships, concludes an impressive rookie campaign with a pair of conference titles and conference and school records.
Meister also became the school's first track All-American with her 11th place finish. In Division I field and track, the top eight finishers in each event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships are eligible for All-America status. In the individual events, if one or more of the top eight finishers are of another nationality, eight American-born athletes are selected in addition to any foreign-born All-Americans.
For complete results from the NCAA Championships, visit www.hornetsports.com. For a complete listing of All-America selections, visit www.ustfccca.org.
