NEW ORLEANS, La. - All-America honors for the 2020 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Tuesday, May 19 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). A total of 675 athletes from 161 different institutions were honored, with Wartburg College totaling 26 All-America accolades to stand as one of four institutions with at least 26 total honorees.Â
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded to student-athletes who score any portion of a team point (top-eight in the final of an individual event or as a member of a top-eight placing relay event) at the NCAA Championships.
In lieu of conduction of the national championship this season, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:
- Based on the selected participants for the national championships initially announced by the NCAA on Sunday, March 8, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 Indoor Track & Field season:
- Individual events: ALL student-athletes declared and initially accepted into their event.
- Relay events: Members of ALL relays who produced the performance that was declared and initially accepted into their event.
On a broad scale, 10 different institutions had 20 or more total honorees, headlined by UW-La Crosse with 36. Washington (Mo.) and Williams weren't too far behind with 30 apiece. Wartburg was the only other program with 26 or more honorees (Loras and MIT both had 24).
Individually, Erica Rittgers was one of nine different women in DIII to earn a trio of All-America certificates - qualifying for the national meet in the 800-meter run along with the 4x4 and Distance Medley Relays.Â
On the men's side, seven men earned three All-America accolades, with a pair from Wartburg; Dallas Wright and Wyatt Schmidt.Â
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