Audrey MacLean earned a pair of All-American finishes.
Audrey MacLean of the Middlebury women's track and field team tallied a pair of United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American honors. The awards are based on the athlete's performance at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS
- MacLean (First Team)
- MacLean earns a pair of All-American outdoor laurels, giving her six accolades over her first two years. She is a two-time All-American on the cross country stage, garnered first-team laurels in the 5,000 meters during the indoor season, and is a three-time recipient outdoors.
- This marked MacLean's fourth appearance at a national meet, competing at the NCAA Championships in cross country each of the last two years, while placing sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase a year ago.
- During the steeplechase preliminaries, the Panther crossed the line first with a clocking of 10:33.39.
- In the final on Friday, MacLean paced the pack throughout and held off a late charge by Hamilton's Keira Rogan to earn runner-up honors with a time of 10:23.59.
- On Saturday in the 5,000, MacLean settled into the middle of the pack in the opening laps of the race, climbing 10 spots by the midway point.
- The sophomore maintained 10th place until the final 400, where she passed a pair of competitors to finish in eighth place with a time of 16:42.81.
- This season, MacLean rewrote the record books for Middlebury with top clockings in the steeplechase (10:21.15) and the 5,000 (16:26.94).
Middlebury has 64 Outdoor All-American women's honorees. Those who finish in the top-eight spots individually or in a relay earn first-team distinction, while individuals claiming ninth through 16th and relays earning ninth through 12th tally second-team laurels. The full list of honorees can be found
here.