University of Louisville
NCAA Indoor Championships
Wesley Smith Concludes Indoor Season at NCAA Championships
March 11, 2011 | Men's Track and Field
March 11, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - University of Louisville track and field's D'Ana McCarty collected her third career indoor All-America honor, with a third-place finish in the weight throw on the first day of competition at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday in College Station, Texas, at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
McCarty opened the competition with a throw of 22.02m/72-3, putting her in second place through the preliminaries. In the finals, the senior bettered her mark with a toss of 22.28m/73-1.25 on her first attempt. Despite not registering a better throw, McCarty finished in third to earn first team U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-America honors. She placed behind national champion Felisha Johnson from Indiana State (22.69m/74-5.25) and runner-up Jeneva McCall of Southern Illinois (22.46m/73-8.25).
McCarty concludes her indoor career tied for having the second-most weight throw national titles in NCAA history, an event that began collegiately in 1996.
Also in competition today was Wesley Smith, as he took part in the men's long jump. Smith, who did not advance to the finals in the event, registered a mark of 7.32m/24-0.25.
Action continues tomorrow, as Khadija Abdullah and McCarty will compete in the shot put at 4:45 p.m. ET at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. McCarty is scheduled to throw in flight one, while Abdullah will compete in flight two.
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NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MARCH 11-12 - COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS)
Women's Weight Throw Finals
3. D'Ana McCarty - 22.28m/73-1.25
Men's Long Jump
16. Wesley Smith - 7.32m/24-0.25
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