2018 Big West Track & Field Assistant Commissioner/Communications: Mike Villamor •
[email protected] 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206 • Irvine, CA 92606 • Phone: (949) 261-2525 x115 @BigWestXCTF Final Release - Monday, July 30, 2018 BEATTIE NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN NCAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP Fifteen Big West athletes earned All-America recognition from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, headlined by first team honoree Erinn Beattie of UC Davis. USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Beattie tied for second place in the women’s high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 11.5 inches (1.82m). She actually NCAA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICANS equalled the top height of the competition, but Alexus Henry of UT-Arlington was declared the champion as she Big West Representatives Only reached that height in fewer attempts. FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN Making her second straight NCAA Championship appearance, Beattie earned the highest finish by a Big West high jumper at nationals since former Cal Poly and U.S. Olympian Sharon Day claimed the national title in 2005 Name School Event and placed second in 2004. Erinn Beattie UC Davis High Jump Beattie set the UC Davis record earlier in the season with a clearance of 6-00.50 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN Name School Event First team All-American status is achieved when a competitor finishes in the top eight of an event. Hope Bender UC Santa Barbara Heptathlon Beattie is the third Aggie in the last four years to be named a first team All-American by the USTFCCCA.