NMHU's Topal caps collegiate career with sixth All-American honor at NCAA Championships

 
ALLENDALE, Michigan --- The New Mexico Highlands wrapped up competition at the 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday with Annie Topal leading the Cowgirls with a fourth-place finish in the triple jump while Kaitlyn Scott and Kaitlyn Holl competed in their respective events Thursday.

Topal, the 2019 national champion and seven-time RMAC triple jump champion who has dealt with injury issues through the year, concluded her collegiate career by picking up five points for the Cowgirls with her fourth-place finish. Topal on her third jump earned her sixth All-American honor with a distance of 12.67 meters. She finished 0.20 meters from finishing in the top three while D'Andra Morris of the University of Mary won the title with a distance of 13.05 meters.

Scott competed Thursday in the hammer throw and took 19^th at the event and didn't make the finals (top nine make the finals) as she finished with a mark of 50.90 meters (167-0).

Holl also competed Thursday in the long jump, finishing 20^th with a distance of 5.25 meters (17-2.75).

COMPLETE RESULTS OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS