Meet Results

OSHKOSH, Wis. — For the past two track seasons, Saint Mary's University's Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) has had one simple goal — to end the season as an All-American.,

Yet, in each of her previous two NCAA national championship appearances, Luehmann's bid came up short, and the Cardinal standout could only sit back and watch as teammate Amanda Weinmann (Rochester, Minn.) brought home that prestigious honor.

That all changed Saturday afternoon.

Luehmann saved her best for last, earning that elusive title as an All-American with a sixth-place finish in the javelin, uncoking a toss of 43.34 meters at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She then followed that up with a 16th-place effort in the shot put (11.69 meters).

"It's great to see Ashley end her career as an All-American," said SMU coach Kirk Nauman, who watched Luehmann place 10th in the javelin and 15th in the shot put in last year's outdoor national championships, as well as 10th in the shot put at the indoor national championships in March. "Having been to the last three national championships, it's nice for her to get that monkey off her back and close out an outstanding collegiate career in such a memorable way."

Not to be outdone by her senior teammate, Weinmann closed out her SMU track and field career a perfect 3-for-3, collecting her third shot put All-American honor with an eighth-place finish.

"Amanda has had such a tremendous career at Saint Mary's — she could not have written a better ending," said Nauman of Weinmann, who posted a throw of 13.,05 meters. "To qualify for three national championships, and finish in the top eight all three times, that's pretty impressive — and something she should be very proud of.,"

Saturday's All-American double was a bit bittersweet for Nauman, who was attending his final national championships as the Cardinals' head coach.

"I'm happy for Ashley and Amanda, but I'm sad that this chapter in my (coaching) career has come to an end," said Nauman, who announced in early May that he was stepping down SMU's head coach to accept the same position at St. Scholastica. "We've had a pretty good ride over the past four years — at the school, conference and national levels — and I'm happy with the progress this program has made."