Women's Track and Field | 5/28/2022 3:38:00 PM
May 28, 2022-
Holly Brockmeier wrapped up Emporia State's weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships with an All-American effort in the women's javelin.
The sophomore from Hope, Kan. threw a personal best of 45.75m (150-1) to place sixth overall for the Hornets.
Entering the competition ranked 16
th she positioned herself for the finals right off the bat with a throw of 43.51m (142-9) on her first throw. She came back with a toss of 44.38m (145-7) to move into second place in her flight. On her final throw of the prelims she bettered her previous all-time best by two centimeters, throwing 45.61m (149-7) to solidify her spot in the finals.
Her first two throws of the finals went 42.43m (139-2) and 41.89m (137-5) before unleashing a personal best of 45.75m (150-1) and becoming just the second Hornet to go over 150 feet in the women's javelin.
She scored three points for the Emporia State women, who scored at the national meet for the second straight year and the 21
st time since joining the NCAA in 1992. Emporia State has had either the men or women score in every NCAA Outdoor Championship meet since 1994, a span of 27 straight meets.
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