Track & Field National Championship Results

Eugene, Oregon– The 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships continued Thursday at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Five Southland student-athletes were in action as Stephen F. Austin junior Demi Payne stole the show by capturing the NCAA Women’s Pole Vault Title and setting the NCAA Championship meet record.

Both Sam Houston State juniors Ashley Jenkins and Danielle Demas claimed NCAA second-team All-America honors as Jenkins advanced to the finals of the hammer throw  and finished ninth, while Demas finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles. Southeastern Louisiana junior Jermisha Frazier earned All-America honorable mention after finishing 17th in the women’s hammer throw, while Northwestern State junior Ashley Aldredge also claimed All-America honorable mention by taking 19th in the women’s javelin.

Thursday wrapped up the final day for Southland student-athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the league was well represented with five total second-team All-Americans and a national champion in SFA’s Payne.

 

 

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