Thomas Named 1st Team All-American on Day 1 of NCAA Championships

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By JACK ROSSI
hawkeyesports.com

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The University of Iowa track and field team opened the first day of the NCAA Indoor Championships with three All-Americans honors and one qualifier in the women’s 400 meters inside Gilliam Indoor Stadium on Friday.

JAHISHA THOMAS
Senior Jahisha Thomas became Iowa’s first ever first-team All-American in the long jump with her fifth place finish in the event (6.40m, 21-0). In 2017, Thomas earned the program’s first All-American in the event with second-team honors.

Thomas will look to become Iowa’s first All-American in the triple jump on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (CT).

NCAA FINALIST
Junior Briana Guillory made her way through the semifinals in the women’s 400 meters with a personal best 52.06, two one-hundredths better than her time at the Big Ten Championships. Guillory finished with the fifth fastest time.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Junior Mar’yea Harris placed 13th overall in the semifinals of the men’s 400 meters with a time of 46.63. Harris earns second-team All-America honors for the second straight season. Harris is the only Hawkeye to be named an All-American in the indoor 400 meters.

Junior Chris Douglas continued Iowa’s All-American streak in the 60-meter hurdles. Douglas’ 13th place finish in the event at 7.95 marks the fourth-straight year a Hawkeye has earned the accolade.

SATURDAY SCHEDULE (Event, Time (CT))
Senior Jahisha Thomas, Triple Jump, 3:30 p.m.
Junior Briana Guillory, 400 Meters, 5 p.m.
Men’s 1,600-Meter Relay, 6:40 p.m.
Women’s 1,600-Meter Relay, 6:55 p.m.