Air Force Pair Claims All-America Honors
3/14/2021 2:45:00 PM | Track and Field
Mahala Norris (first-team) and Greg Skage (second-team) named All-Americans by USTFCCCA.
NEW ORLEANS – Highlighted by a first-team award from senior Mahala Norris, two members of the Air Force track and field team earned All-America honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association, as the USTFCCCA announced its Division I list of All-Americans.
Athletes who finished in the top-eight of the individual events and relays at last weekend's NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships claimed First-Team All-America honors from the USTFCCCA, while those who placed ninth through 16th, individually or on a relay, earned Second-Team All-America status. The remaining athletes were given honorable mention status.
Norris claimed First-Team All-America status in the 5000-meter run, following a fourth-place performance on Friday, March 12. Clocking a career-best time of 19:51.73 – the third-fastest time in Academy history, Norris finished 10 spots above her entry seed and earned the program's best indoor finish in a running event since 2010. She is the fifth Falcon in the last 11 years to earn All-America honors at 5000 meters.
Classmate Greg Skage captured the program's 10th All-America accolade in the indoor pole vault, as he earned Second-Team status following a 12th-place finish in the event finals on Saturday, March 13. Clearing 17'4½" – his third-highest clearance of the year, Skage became the sixth different Air Force pole vaulter to claim All-America honors in that event at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
In addition, senior pole vaulter Mitch Lipe was named honorable mention after qualifying to nationals.
Athletes who finished in the top-eight of the individual events and relays at last weekend's NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships claimed First-Team All-America honors from the USTFCCCA, while those who placed ninth through 16th, individually or on a relay, earned Second-Team All-America status. The remaining athletes were given honorable mention status.
Norris claimed First-Team All-America status in the 5000-meter run, following a fourth-place performance on Friday, March 12. Clocking a career-best time of 19:51.73 – the third-fastest time in Academy history, Norris finished 10 spots above her entry seed and earned the program's best indoor finish in a running event since 2010. She is the fifth Falcon in the last 11 years to earn All-America honors at 5000 meters.
Classmate Greg Skage captured the program's 10th All-America accolade in the indoor pole vault, as he earned Second-Team status following a 12th-place finish in the event finals on Saturday, March 13. Clearing 17'4½" – his third-highest clearance of the year, Skage became the sixth different Air Force pole vaulter to claim All-America honors in that event at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
In addition, senior pole vaulter Mitch Lipe was named honorable mention after qualifying to nationals.
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