Jackson, Berryhill Capture National Championships

18 MWC athletes earn outdoor track All-America honors.

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June 6, 2001

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Eighteen of the 30 Mountain West Conference athletes that competed in the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships garnered All-America honors, including 1,500 meter champion Bryan Berryhill of Colorado State and 3,000 meter steeplechase champion Elizabeth Jackson of BYU. A total of 776 athletes (388 men, 388 women) competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships in Eugene, Ore., May 30-June 2.

Berryhill, a 10-time All-American, clocked a school- and MWC record 3:37.05 in the 1,500 meters. Jackson, the only MWC athlete to earn All-America honors in two events at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships, bettered her American record with a new time of 9:49.73 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Jackson also placed fifth in the 5,000 meters.

The Cougars led the MWC with nine All-Americans, followed by Colorado State and Wyoming with three each, San Diego State with two and Air Force with one. Freshman Andrea Batt of Wyoming was a first-time All-America honoree. Overall, nine seniors, six juniors and two sophomores rounded out the MWC All-America list.

Colorado State's Liz Toman placed second in the discus with a toss of 184' 5" to set a MWC record. BYU's Jeff Hansen finished second in the pole vault (18' 2.5"). San Diego State's Aja Frary set a MWC record with 5,751 points in the heptathlon as she placed third nationally in the event.

See attached PDF for a complete list of MWC All-Americans from the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships.