Sanner, Sowers earn All America honors in javelin
A pair of local javelin throwers earned All-America honors this weekend in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Seton Hill University’s Mallory Sanner, a Uniontown graduate, was fifth in the Division II championships, while Waynesburg University’s Megan Sowers, a Beth-Center grad, was fourth in Division III.
Sanner, a freshman, is the first Seton Hill female track & field athlete to earn All-America honors. She threw a personal-best 44.24 meters on her first throw, and bettered that on her final attempt of the prelims with a throw of 48.09 meters, a school record. Sanner was third entering the finals, finishing with throws of 46.70, 45.7 and 43.43 meters. She had the top throw of freshman in the event.
“I knew going into the event that I had the ninth-best throw in the country and had to be one better to be an All-American. So I just aimed for that,” said Sanner. “It’s a great honor to be the first female athlete in Seton Hill to earn NCAA All-America status.
Sowers, a sophomore, had her best throw of 43.39 meters (142-4) on her first in the finals. Her other throws were 41.8, 40.77, 42.15, 43.28 and 40.70 meters.