McNeill Honored by Big Sky; Lumberjacks ranked No. 19
OGDEN, Utah – David McNeill
of the Northern Arizona track and field team was awarded the Big
Sky Track Athlete of the Week once again by the conference Tuesday
afternoon. This marks the third time McNeill has taken home the
award this season.
The Australian native was rewarded for his record-breaking
5,000-meter time of 13:39.32 at the NAU Tune Up this past Friday.
It marked the second school record that McNeill had broken in less
then a week after he shattered Lopez Lomong’s 3,000m mark at
the Husky Classic on Feb. 13.
McNeill is now at the top of the NCAA Indoor performance list with
both his 3k and 5k marks, and will be heading to Fayetteville,
Ark., to compete for a national championship on March 12-13.
Before the indoor national championships, McNeill and his teammates
head to Bozeman, Mont., to compete in the Big Sky Indoor
Championships this Friday and Saturday.
NAU also learned Tuesday that the men’s squad jumped from No.
30 up to No 19 in the latest USTFCCCA top-25 rankings.
McNeill’s latest top mark gave the Lumberjacks 22.29 points,
thus vaulting them into the top-25 poll. Both the men’s and
women’s teams are ranked fourth in the Mountain Region after
the women’s squad moved up two spots.
