Three Named Division III All-American
Three members of the Penn State Behrend men's track and field team were named Division III Indoor Track and Field All-American, announced on Tuesday.
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded to student-athletes who score any portion of a team point at the NCAA Championships. In lieu of conduction of the national championship this season, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Division III 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.
Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) earned All-American honors in the high jump while Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) and Nick Lachut (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) were recognized as All-American in the pole vault.
Smith was previously named the Mideast Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. He was seeded 8th in the nation with an NCAA Indoor jump of 2.08m. Smith was set to compete for his second time at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship after finishing eighth last season and being named an All-American. Lachut qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 17th spot in Division III. He was coming in with a 4.81m mark. Georgeston was ranked 20th in the pole vault with a mark of 4.80m.