Katie Ostlund, senior from Mount Hope, KS, continues to put together strong performances in the javelin, an event in which she's earned All-America honors the past three years and ranks first in the NCCAA. Competing in a field that included top NCAA Division II, NAIA and juco competitors from the region, she threw 127 feet, 5 inches (38.83 meters) to finish third in the David Suneram Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. She also competed in the hammer, recording a top mark of 117 feet, 8 inches (35.86 meters).
Women’s T&F Nominees: Carsyn Koch, Cedarville University; Nikki Garns, Houghton College; Anna Grace Govero, Mississippi College; Avante Newsome-Gunn, Bethel College; Adrian Martin, Lee University; Samantha Cortese, Emmanuel College; Micah Pollard, Grace College; Jessica Disselkoen, Trinity Christian College; Katie Ostlund, Oklahoma Christian University; Maegan Cowan, Oklahoma Christian University; Andrea Finkbeiner, Spring Arbor University; Bethany Kuenzer