NEW ORLEANS – Following the program defining weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at Bradenton, Fla., five members of the San Francisco State track and field team have earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American honors. 

"These young women stepped up at a national meet and competed like champions," said head coach Kendra Reimer.  "This was the first time these young ladies attended the NCAA Outdoor National Championships and they handled the stress and pressure like seasoned athletes.  This group is new to the national scene, but you would never know that by how well they performed.  To walk away as an All-American is a huge honor and an accomplishment they will remember for a life-time."

First team honors were awarded to the Gator's National Champion 4x400 relay team in Atiya Harvey, Vanessa Koontz, Kennedy Hardemion and Timarya Baynard.  The quartet are SF State's first female individual National Champion in any sport. 
 
Harvey and Baynard also earned First Team All-American honors individually as well.  Harvey earned it in the 200 where she finished fourth, with Baynard earning First Team honors in the 400 where she took sixth.
 
Harvey also earned second team honors for placing 11^th in the 100m dash.  Joining Harvey with second team honors was sophomore Courtney Massengale, who placed ninth in the discus. 
 
Student-athletes earned First Team USTFCCCA All-America status by virtue of finishing among the top-eight in their events – including as a member of a relay team.  Second-team honors were bestowed upon those finishing 9th through 12th in individual events, as well as finishing in 9th or 10th as a member of a relay team.
 
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