Mckenzie Scheil of Wayne State College earned her second career All-American finish in indoor track and field with a sixth place finish of 64 feet, 0 1/4 inch Friday evening in the weight throw at the NCAA Div. II Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kan.
Scheil had a top prelim throw of 62-5 and was fifth entering the finals. On her final attempt in finals, Scheil posted her top mark of 64-0 1/4 finish sixth and collect her second All-American honor in the weight throw. She was the national runner-up in the event last season.
Also competing in the weight throw was junior Brooklynn Chipps, who scratched on her first two attempts in prelims and posted a mark of 56-8 3/4 on her third and final throw in prelims to finish 14th out of 19 competitors.
