Rounding out indoor season, 2 seniors earn All-American

Two Chadron State seniors for the track and field team earned All-American honors at the NCAA D-II National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Winston- Salem, N.C., this past weekend.

CSC’s Karl McFarlane, senior of Montego Bay, Jamaica, placed fourth in the 60-meter high hurdles earning All-American honors with a time of 7.93 seconds.

“I’m proud of my accomplishments thus far, worked hard and will continue to work hard for the upcoming outdoor track season,” McFarlane said.

McFarlane has earned five All-American honors in the 60-meter high hurdle. His career best time is 7.89 seconds which was recently set at the RMAC Championships. He holds the school record in 60-meter high hurdles and tied the RMAC record.

Charith Kapukotuwa, senior from Chilaw, Sri Lanka, also earned All-American honors in the shot put event finishing sixth. He threw a career best 58 feet, 3 inches Saturday.

“It feels good to finally get All-American recognition,” Kapukotuwa said. “I trained hard for this.”

This is Kapukotuwa’s first All-American honor. Last year, he finished ninth in the 35-pound weight throw, one slot away from being an All-American. He is also the school record holder in the 35-pound weight throw.

Ashley Riesen, senior of Chadron, just missed All-American honors in the mile run Saturday when she placed ninth in the finals with a time of 5:01.78.

The CSC track and field teams are now gearing up for the outdoor season. They are hosting a high school track invitational at the Nelson Physical Activity Center Saturday. This will be the final indoor meet before the outdoor season begins on Saturday, March 29 at the Black Hills State Yellow Jacket Spring Open in Spearfish, S.D.