ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The University of New Mexico track and field team added four more All-Americans to the program’s all-time list, with a total of seven All-America honors produced at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend.
Of the seven, four were first team distinction and three were second team.
Weini Kelati led the Lobos with two first team honors with a runner-up finish in the 5000-meters and a third-place result in the 3000-meter. Ednah Kurgat and Charlotte Prouse each earned one First-Team All-America and one Second- Team All-America accolade for their performances in the 5000-meter and 3000-meter, respectively.
Rounding out the honors for UNM was Michael Wilson, who earned a Second-Team All-America nod in the 800-meter.
Participants who finished in the top-8 of their individual events were named First-Team All-Americans, while those who finished ninth through 16 were named Second-Team all-Americans.
Wilson earned UNM’s 70th All-America honor on the men’s side and his second All-America honor of his career. He is just the second Lobo to become an All-American in the 800-meter, joining Sammy Kipkurgat who ran in the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1977.
On the women’s side, the Lobos now have 38 All-America honors. Over the weekend, Kelati became a four-time First-Team All-American, Prouse earned her third, two of which were of the second team variety, and Kurgat also became a four-time recipient, with three first team nods.
The UNM concluded the weekend with a fifth-place team finish in the women’s standings with a program-best 23 points for a program-best placement.