MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Loras College men's and women's track and field program wrapped up its season Saturday at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with six individuals and two relay teams earning All-American honors in their respective events at the 2024 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Overall, the No. 5 women finished fourth with 43 team points, while the No. 9 men finished in a tie for 27^th with eight points. Washington University in St. Louis placed first on the women's side with 71 team points, followed by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. On the men's side, UW-La Crosse finished first with 76 team points, followed by UW-Oshkosh with 48.

Taylor Flaig and Caitlyn Cox began the final day of competition with the hammer throw. Flaig became an All-American for the first time in her career after the senior from Tripoli, Iowa, finished 10^th after tossing 52.93 meters (173-8), placing her on the Second Team. Meanwhile, Cox earned Second Team All-American honors for the first time in her outdoor career after finishing 15^th at 49.96 meters (163-11).

Harmony Creasy, Alyssa Pfadenhauer, Kelly Kohlhof, and Emma Seipel combined to earn First Team All-American honors in the 4x100-meter relay race, as the quartet finished second with a time of 46.18.

Pfadenhauer earned a second set of honors in the final day of competition after placing sixth in the 400-meter race. The graduate student out of West Burlington, Iowa, finished the race with a season-best time of 55.53.

Wrapping up competition for the women's team was Grace Alley, who finished 10^th in the triple jump – earning herself Second Team All-American honors.

On the men's side, the 4x100-meter relay team of De'Andre Klein, Josh Smith, Derik Bunten, and Dayvion Foreman finished eighth, earning them First Team All-American status. Also racing on the track was Joe Franke, who closed out the 800-meter finals in fifth place after crossing the finish line in 1:49.67- earning himself First Team All-American honors.

In the field, Holden Murphy earned himself his third All-American distinction after placing 12^th. The Benton, Wis., native threw 57.74 meters (189-5). Previously, Murphy earned All-American honors in the shot put and discus in the first twodays of competition at the Championships.
 
LORAS' ALL-AMERICANS & NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Men
Holden Murphy: First Team All-American – Discus (6^th - 51.68m)
Holden Murphy: Second Team All-American – Shot Put (13^th – 16.14m)
Carter Allen: Second Team All-American – Discus (9^th – 48.19m)
Ray Venditti: Second Team All-American – Pole Vault (13^th – 4.69m)
Ryan Harvey: Second Team All-American – 1,500-meter (15^th – 3:55.34)
Klein, Smith, Bunten, Foreman: First Team All-American – 4x100-Meter Relay (8^th – 41.52)
Joe Franke: First Team All-American – 800-Meter (5^th – 1:49.67)
 
Women
Sara Hoskins: National Champion, First Team All-American – High Jump (1.74m)
Grace Alley: National Champion, First Team All-American – Heptathlon (5,289 Points)
Grace Alley: First Team All-American – High Jump (2^nd – 1.74m)
Emma Seipel: First Team All-American – Long Jump (5^th – 5.79m)
Creasy, Pfadenhauer, Kohlhof, Seipel: First Team All-American – 4x100-Meter Relay (46.18)
Taylor Flaig: Second Team All-American – Hammer Throw (10^th – 52.93m)
Caitlyn Cox: Second Team All-American – Hammer Throw (15^th – 49.96m)
Alyssa Pfadenhauer: First Team All-American – 400-Meter (6^th – 55.53)
Grace Alley: Second Team All-American – Triple Jump (10^th – 39-2.25)
 
TEAM SCORES
Women: 4^th – 43 Team Points
Men: T-27^th – 8 team points