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RESULTS
 
ALLENDALE, Mich.- The 2021 NCAA DII Men's and Women's Track & Field Championships closed today with seven Royals competing on the final day. Highlighting the Championship was Melanie Welsing being named the 2021 100-Meter Hurdles National Champion while all nine Queens athletes who competed at the Championships earned first or second-team All-American honors in at least one event.
 
Additionally, the Queens women's track and field team completed the Championships in ninth place with 31 points setting new program records in points and team finish. Queens' men finished 30^th with eight points.
 
"Our group of women had an awesome meet," said Queens director of track & field and cross country Jim Vahrenkamp. "They each competed hard and represented the program so well. I cannot say enough good things about each of them. This group finishes as one of if not the most successful groups we have had at a championship. Once we add one or two more to this group, we can begin to think about climbing onto the podium as a team. This weekend was an essential step in that process. I am looking forward to more of the same in the next few years as this group matures and progresses."
 
Melanie Welsing is the first athlete from the women's track & field team to win a national championship since 2016 and she is just the third in program history. Welsing earned the title clocking a time of 13.43 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles which is a new program record. She finished ahead of Elise Ulseth who took eighth place with a time of 13.93 seconds and also earned All-American honors in the event.
 
Ulseth, described as the busiest athlete at the meet, competed in a total of four events earning All-American honors in each. Having earned silver in the heptathlon yesterday, Ulseth began today taking sixth place in the javelin with a toss of 44.09 meters (144-8). The throw was a new personal record for Ulseth. She then took a break from the high jump final to race in the 100-meter hurdles final before finishing ninth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters (5-7). The multi-athlete has earned All-American honors a combined six times this season across both the indoor and outdoor seasons.   
 
Lucy Walliker also competed in the high jump taking 10^th place with a mark of 1.70 meters (5-7). She will earn second-team All-American honors as a result.
 
Lastly, Fatima Alanis finished ninth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:23.60 to earn second-team All-American honors. She also earned All-American honors finishing third in the 10,000-meter run on Thursday night.
 
Additionally, Stevie Lawrence-Wrist of the women's team earned All-American honors with her sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase yesterday.
 
For the Queens men, Martin Knauer finally saw some action today competing in the shot put where he finished fourth with a throw of 18.48 meters (60-7.75) to earn All-American honors. Knauer also earned All-American honors in the event during the indoor championships.
 
After advancing to today's 800-meter run finals in yesterday's prelims with a time of 1:51.91, Seb Anthony clocked a time of 1:50.85 in his race this afternoon for sixth place and All-American honors. Anthony also earned All-American honors in the 800 at the indoor championships.
 
Despite not advancing to the 800-meter final, Adam Wright will earn second-team All-American honors as a result of his 12^th-best time during prelims.
 
Jan Lukas Becker finished 13^th in today's 5,000-meter final with a time of 14:34.42. He leaves the Championships as an All-American in the 10,000-meter run. He also earned All-American honors during the indoor season.
 
"This is historically the most competitive year in the history of the NCAA on the men's side," Vahrenkamp added. "We competed well and came away with some hardware. Martin and Seb continued their progression at the national level with some great competitions. Jan Lukas and Adam got some great experience at the NCAA level."
 
As a group, the Royals had a record number of student-athletes competing at this year's outdoor championships with nine qualifiers.
 
"Having this many people at a championship made it a great experience," Vahrenkamp continued. "We spent some time seeing Lake Michigan and just made great memories spending time with each other. Next year the goal is to bring a few more people to the meet and continue climbing up the team results. This was such a great result in a challenging year."