(Portions of this story courtesy of Texas Lutheran University)
DELAWARE, Ohio - Texas Lutheran University
senior Monique Anderson sprinted to her sixth career
All-America award with a fifth-place finish Saturday in the NCAA
Division III women's 100-meter dash. Watch the 100m Race
At the 2014 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field
Championships, Anderson crossed the line with a time of 12.09
seconds. Carly Fehler of Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the national
title in 11.93.
At Ohio Wesleyan University's Selby Stadium, Anderson finished just
behind a pack of four runners. Fehler and Mallory Burnham of St.
Thomas (Minn.) each clocked times of 11.93. Fehler was declared the
winner when the time was analyzed to the thousandth of a second.
Fehler's revised time of 11.921 edged Burnham's 11.924.
"Monique had a really great start, and it actually looked as though
she was leading or darn near close to it in the first third of the
race," said Head Coach Darlene Holland. "She decelerated more than
the others over the last third of the race and held onto
fifth."
"Not her best race ever, but we are happy with it. Fifth in
Division III is still a great accomplishment."
Libby Schubert of Wartburg (Iowa), Abigail Davis of Central College
(Iowa) and Anderson rounded out the top five. Nia Joiner of
Illinois Wesleyan, Debora Adjibaba of Emory (Ga.) and Naomi Bates
of Amherst (Mass.) picked up spots six, seven and eight. All eight
finishers claimed NCAA All-America honors.
Anderson's six NCAA All-America awards were produced in the outdoor
100 in 2013 and 2014, the outdoor 200 in 2011 and 2012, the outdoor
4x100 relay in 2012, and the indoor 200 in 2014. She was fifth in
the 200 in 2012, fifth in the 100 in 2014, sixth in the 4x100 in
2012, seventh in the indoor 200 in 2014, eighth in the 200 in 2011,
and eighth in the 100 in 2013.
The six All-America honors by Anderson are the third-most by any
student-athlete in school history. Anderson shares third place with
former track and field standout Taffey Gray. Two more track and
field standouts - Staci Jackson and Ashley Williams - hold down the
top two spots. Jackson ended her career with 10 All-America awards
at TLU. Williams brought home nine.
Anderson and fellow senior Kristyna Landry completed their
Bulldog careers on Saturday. The four-year letter-winners were key
members of TLU's four consecutive conference championships (three
in the American Southwest Conference, one in the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference).
Landry competed in her first NCAA Championships and came away with
a 21st-place showing in the discus. Landry produced fouls on her
first and third throws. Her second throw went 122 feet, 5 inches
(37.31 meters).
"Kristyna looked great in her warm-up throws, tossing those over
the 40-meter mark," said Holland. "She tossed a beauty on her first
throw, but it went out of the sector on the right. It landed in
between the 40 and 50-meter marks, so we were excited. She was too
apprehensive on her second throw, though she did get a mark."
"On her third throw, she dished out another one well beyond the
40-meter mark but again outside the sector. I know she was
extremely disappointed. She had big aspirations for this meet. To
throw outside of the sector on the right twice, which she has never
done, and to have thrown it far enough to make finals, really has
her down. It's a huge accomplishment to have made the
championships, and we are very proud of her no matter the
result."
Landry ends her career as the school record-holder in the event,
with a toss of 145-6, and as the holder of three conference titles
in the discus (2011, 2012, 2014).
"Things may not always turn out the way you want, but staying
strong, believing in yourself and putting God first will get you
far," said Landry.
