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Men's Track & Field Brett Pierce

Macklin earns NAIA All-American honors in the long jump on Friday

BROOKINGS, S.D.Kilan Macklin secured NAIA All-American honors to his resume on Friday, placing 4th with a new PR and school record.

Macklin was off to a hot start in the preliminary round, hitting 7.38m on his first attempt, which was a .01 school record and PR. He bested that on his third attempt of the day at 7.39m. He would hold his position in fourth through the finals to earn NAIA All-American honors.

CamRon Hamby placed in a tie for 16th in the high jump with a height of 1.97m. He cleared on his first attempt of the afternoon. Elijah Moore tied his lifetime best in the 60m with a time of 6.83, placing 19th.

Van Thrasher and Ishan Cooper were both in the 60m hurdle prelims on Friday. Thrasher placed 25th overall in 8.25, while Cooper was 30th in 8.43.

Isaac Kiprop placed 16th in the prelims of the 3,000m run while running a time of 8:41.59.

The Tigers will return to the track on Saturday for day three of the NAIA Championships with the triple jump to finish out the meet. 
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Players Mentioned

Ishan Cooper

Ishan Cooper

Sophomore
Lexington, Ky.
CamRon Hamby

CamRon Hamby

Junior
Louisville, Ky.
Kilan Macklin

Kilan Macklin

Sophomore
Louisville, Ky.
Elijah Moore

Elijah Moore

Senior
Louisville, Ky.
Van Thrasher

Van Thrasher

Freshman
Louisville, Ky.
Isaac Kiprop

Isaac Kiprop

Graduate Student
Eldorert, Kenya

Players Mentioned

Ishan Cooper

Ishan Cooper

Sophomore
Lexington, Ky.
CamRon Hamby

CamRon Hamby

Junior
Louisville, Ky.
Kilan Macklin

Kilan Macklin

Sophomore
Louisville, Ky.
Elijah Moore

Elijah Moore

Senior
Louisville, Ky.
Van Thrasher

Van Thrasher

Freshman
Louisville, Ky.
Isaac Kiprop

Isaac Kiprop

Graduate Student
Eldorert, Kenya