JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Biola sophomore Kristin Schmidt placed fourth in the 5,000m run, earning NAIA All-American honors for the fourth time in her two years with the Eagles to highlight action for Biola at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Johnson City, Tenn.
Schmidt ran an indoor personal best time of 17:27.38 to take fourth overall in the event. It was the fourth time she earned All-America honors after she twice earned the honors in outdoor track in 2007 and added another during cross country this fall. She dropped nearly a full minute off her eighth-place time during the 2007 indoor championships at the same location last year.
In other action, freshman Natasha Miller closed out her first NAIA Championship action with an eighth place finish in the triple jump. Miller lept a distance of 37-8.75 in her final attempt of the day to jump into the top 10 overall. She finished fourth overall and earned All-America honors in the pentathlon on Thursday.