(Portions of this story were taken from the DePauw
University websites)
MARIETTA, Ohio - DePauw's Lauren Reich added
to her list of athletic accomplishments this afternoon after
picking up all-America honors in two events at the NCAA Division
III Track and Field Championships. Official
championships website
The junior opened the day with an eighth-place finish in the
1,500-meter run in 4:33.29 before placing seventh in the 800 meters
in 2:14.68.
Reich earned all-America honors at last year's Division III
Outdoor Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters
with her fourth school-record time of the year in 4:29.17. A 2008 NCAA Cross Country All-America honoree, Reich
also competed in this year's NCAA
Indoor Championships in the mile.
As for other SCAC student-athletes, Caitlin McGeehan of Hendrix
failed to qualify for the finals in the 400-meter run, finishing
her with a time of 57.25 in her heat.
Sandy Henin of Rhodes College finished with a time of 2:13.73 in
her heat of the 800-meter run, but also failed to qualify for the
finals.