Men’s Track & Field’s Minors Collects All-America Honor from USTFCCCA
Sophomore earns program's first outdoor All-America accolade
RINDGE, N.H. (August 20, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men's track & field program has earned All-America First Team honors in the outdoor 800 meters from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, as announced earlier this summer by the USTFCCCA. It is the first All-America accolade in outdoor track & field in program history.
The USTFCCCA bestows All-America First Team honors on those who finish in the top eight in each event at the NCAA Championships. In addition, all individuals who finish ninth through 12th earn All-America Second Team accolades.
For Minors, it is his first outdoor All-America selection, as well as his second overall, as he also earned All-America First Team honors in the indoor 800 meters in 2014-15. This spring, he ran the ninth-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 800 meters, as he stopped the clock at 1:50.86, narrowly grabbing the last qualifying spot for the final. Minors was a step slower in the final, running a 1:51.20, but moved up one spot to finish eighth and earn his All-America First Team nod.
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