Trojans Round Out NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championship - Mount Olive

Posted: May 27, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The University of Mount Olive men's and women's track & field team saw seven Trojans earn All-American status during the 2018 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina. Leah Hanle headlined the Championship as she earned two first-team honors while Adam Craig earned first and second-team honors.

MEET INFORMATION
Results
Location: Charlotte, N.C.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

Event	Name	Time/Distance	Event Finish	All-American
10000m	Leah Hanle	34:49.50	2^nd/22	1^st Team
	Adam Craig	31:01.88	10^th/19	2^nd Team
	Tai Smith	33:05.79	19^th

1500m	Jonathan Dahlke	3:46.73	7^th/12	1^st Team
	Jonathan Dahlke	3:51.29 (Prelims)	7^th/17

4X400m	Johnny Middlebrooks	3:11.45	10^th/12	2^nd Team
	Tedric Shannon	3:11.45	10^th/12	2^nd Team
	Montre Holmes	3:11.45	10^th/12	2^nd Team
	Richard Fisher	3:11.45	10^th/12	2^nd Team

5000m	Leah Hanle	16:37.02	3^rd/22	1^st Team
	Adam Craig	14:12.42	5^th/20	1^st Team
	Jonathan Dahlke	15:32.79	20^th

Women's finish - T-16^th/60

Men's finish - 35^th/68

RACE NOTABLES

Adam Craig got the championships underway for UMO as he got as high as 5^th at the 1600m mark but fell three spots once he reached the 2000m mark. Craig continued to fall as the 10000m race continued falling to as far as 14^th with 1200m left in the race.
The senior pushed in the final laps as he climbed four spots before the finish line claiming a 10^th place finish and a 2^nd-team All-American for the Trojans.
Tai Smith also competed for Mount Olive in his first-ever track and field national championship event and finished 19^th.
Leah Hanle rounded out the competition for UMO in the women's 10k. The sophomore started off in the pack as she was in 11^th at the first marker, but motored up to 2^nd by the 2000m mark. After the 4000m mark, Hanle took over the lead at the 4400 mark and held the lead for 2400m when she fell to second. She was unable to regain the lead for the remainder of the race as the finish line appeared for Hanle, but the sophomore came away with a 1^st-Team All-American honor for Mount Olive.
UMO's men's 4X400m relay team got the Trojans their first All-American honor in a team track event. Richard Fisher, Montre Holmes, Johnny Middlebrooks, and Tedric Shannon finished 10^th in the preliminary 4X400 race with a time of 3:11.45 earning a 2^nd-team All-American honor.
The weekend wrapped up with the men's 1500m and the men's and women's 5000m races.
Jonathan Dahlke picked up a 1^st-Team All-American honor after coming in 7^th in the 1500m race with the time of 3:46.73. He then followed by running the 5000m race to finish 20^th in the race.
Craig also raced in the 5000m race to wrap up his senior season. He finished the race in 14:12.42 to place 5^th out of 20 and pick up another 1^st-Team All-American.
Hanle finished out the weekend with her second consecutive 1^st-Team All-American honor as she finished 3rd in the 5000m in 16:37.02.
Hanle, the lone Mount Olive women's racer, with her two top-three finishes in the 5K and 10K helped placed the Mount Olive women's team 16th in the championship.