By Kyle Troutman editor@monett-times.com
Monett senior Abigail Jastal works on her offense with teammate Janeth Quinones, Monetts first state qualifier in 2019. Jastal heads to the State Championships on Tuesday aiming to be the first ever placer for the Lady Cubs. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com
Jastal aims to be first girls wrestling medalist
Monett senior Abigail Jastal has been putting in some of the longest days of her prep athletics career in the past two weeks.
For the second year in a row, Jastal will be the Lady Cubs lone competitor at the State Championships on Tuesday, and shes hoping the work put in from the fall to the hours leading up to her first state match will pay off in the form of a medal, which would make her the first placer in the programs history.
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Yankton, S.D. – Wednesday kicked off the first NAIA national championship event during the 2020-21 season. The 41st annual Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Championships was held at Ruth Donohoe Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty (S.D.). Dakota State (S.D.) is the host of the national meet for the third consecutive year.
Day 1 Highlights
The first day of the national meet features preliminary rounds in 11 different women’s events, starting with three consecutive relays competition in the morning/mid-afternoon session.
The top two place finishers in each heat plus the next four best times advanced to Friday’s finals. There were two national champions declared on the first day.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the
2021 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Yankton, South Dakota.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Landon Miller – Indiana Wesleyan
Miller, a senior from Goshen, Indiana, is ranked first nationally in both the mile at 4:08.42c (4:11.59f) and 5000 at 14:18.08c (14:27.27f). He is also second nationally in the 3000 at 8:16.29c (8:22.06f). Miller won both the mile and 5000 at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships.