ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the first time since 2019, the Augustana Vikings women's track & field team boasted three All-American performances at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
McKenzie Reser posted two First Team All-American performances in the 200m and 400m, while
Lina Maatouk clinched All-American status in the 800m.
In the 400m, Reser won her heat with a personal-best time of 55.82 and eventually finished in second after the winning time came out of heat two and beat her by just 0.13. The second-place finish earned her First Team All-American honors in the event, the first for the Augustana women's program in the 400m since 2019. Later in the day, Reser finished seventh in the 200m with a time of 24.93 to notch First Team All-American recognition in that event. On Friday, she also ended in 15th in the 60m dash, good for Second Team All-American.
In the 800m, Maatouk boasted a second place standing after clocking a time of 2:07.85, good for a personal best. She ended just 0.15 behind first place and is the first All-American for the Augustana women's program in the 800m since 2000.Â
Heather Michalski finished 17th in the shot put, just one place out of Second Team All-American range after tossing a distance of 12.42m.Â
The team also finished in a tie for 10th place, the second-best finish in program history and the highest standing since 1995.Â