BROOKINGS, S.D. – Mountaineers Track & Field wrapped up the 2021-22 indoor season Saturday afternoon with two more athletes garnering All-American status, both of which came on the women's side. Earning a podium finish on the final day of Indoor Nationals was Michelle Herbes in the 800-meter run and Maggie Ledbetter in the shot put.

With their efforts, Eastern returns to La Grande with four All-Americans as they had two each for men and women. With the four, EOU has now tallied 226 All-Americans and 29 National Champions under the direction of Head Coach Ben Welch. As a team, the EOU men finished 22nd with 14 points, while the EOU women were 28th with nine points.

Herbes qualified for finals the day prior, solidifying her status as an All-American and now had to run again to see where she placed. In her second go at the 800, Herbes ran a 2:15.87 and placed sixth overall. She is now a three-time indoor All-American as an individual and has tallied six total for her indoor career. She was an individual All-American in the 1,000-meter run in 2020 and 2021. She has also been on two All-American relay squads in the 4x400 (2019 & 2020) and the 4x800 (2020).

Ledbetter finished third in the shot put with a throw of 45-10 ½ in finals. In prelims, she hit 43-10 ¾ on her second throw to advance. In the finals, Ledbetter sealed her spot in the top-three on her first throw. For Ledbetter, this is her second career indoor All-American honor for the shot put. She was third in the same event back in 2020 with a career best throw of 47-4 ¼. 

Also competing on the final day of Indoor Nationals was Allexander Kosel in triple jump and Darrian Walker in pole vault. Kosel placed 12th with a leap of 46-11 ¾ on his first attempt. For Walker, he cleared the bar at 15-3 ¼ and finished in 11th place.

Earning All-American status this year as well were TJ Davis and Sam Roddewig in the heptathlon on Friday. Davis won the National Championship in the multi-events with 5,439 points scored. Roddewig was fifth overall with 4,820 points. For Davis, it is his second straight All-America honor in the heptathlon while Roddewig earned his first career indoor All-America award in the heptathlon.

The Mountaineers will have some time off before getting the outdoor season started. They begin the 2022 outdoor campaign on March 19 at the Lewis & Clark College Spring Break Open.

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