Ostberg Earns All-America Honors With Personal Best

Friday, June 10

Eugene, Ore.

All Day

North Carolina

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Alex Ostberg placed eighth on Friday in the men's 5,000 meters.

Photo by: Rebecca Miller

June 11, 2022 | Track & Field

Results

EUGENE, Ore. – For the second night in a row, a Tar Heel earned first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. Competing at Hayward Field, UNC graduate student Alex Ostberg placed eighth in the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 13:31.60, a personal best and the third-fastest time in program history.

Ostberg's first-team honors come on the heels of Madison Wiltrout's bronze medal in the women's javelin on Thursday.

After Ostberg and Wiltrout with first-team honors, three Tar Heels earned second-team honors (places nine through 16) at the Outdoor Championships: Jill Shippee was ninth in women's hammer, Anna Keefer placed 10^th in women's long jump and James Joycey was 15^th in men's hammer.

Jesse Hunt (men's 1500M) and Sasha Neglia (women's steeplechase) both came away with honorable mention All-America honors.

For full results, click here.