GRINNELL, Iowa-- Trine's Kara Eck earned All-America honors with her performance in the shot put Saturday afternoon at Grinnell College's Bear Athletic Center.
Eck (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) broke her own school-record in the event by nearly two feet to lock up the fourth-place finish. Her top throw was measured at 46 feet, 3.5 inches. The performance gave Eck the second All-America honor of her career, though it is her first such honor in the shot put. The fourth-place finish in the best ever by a Trine women's field performer at a national meet in program history. She joins Amanda Portis as the only two women's track and field student-athletes in team history to earn multiple All-America honors.
"Kara was very resilient today, and that led to not only a school-record toss, but also her second All-American honor in two years," said Rod Waters, head coach of the Trine track and field teams. "No one should ever count Kara out. She's a very determined individual and well-coached under [throws coach] Amanda Cope."
"I'm very proud to and happy for the both of them and excited to see what the outdoor season brings," Waters said.
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The All-America honor follows up Eck's All-American performance in the weight throw during the 2014-15 season. The sophomore also placed 16th in the weight throw Friday.
Today's performance wrapped up the indoor season for Eck. In addition to her All-America honors in the shot put and second-straight nationals appearance in the weight throw, Eck earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the shot put and weight throw, was named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week and set school-records in both the weight throw and shot put.
The Trine women's track and field team will open the Outdoor season Saturday, Apr. 2 at the Hanover Invitational.
