BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Angelo State women's indoor track & field team placed 11^th in the nation and earned a total of seven All-American awards over the two-day meet held at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The Rambelles scored 18 points as a team and finished tied for 11^th. Central Missouri won the women's title with 47 points with Hillsdale in second with 40. Ashland and New Mexico Highland tied for third with Lincoln (Mo.) in fifth with 35 points. Grand Valley State, Simon Fraser and Southern Connecticut State placed sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively while Azusa Pacific and Winona State tied for ninth.

"We had five girls qualify and five earned All-American honors," Angelo State track & field coach James Reid said. "They got after it. I was very pleased with the way we competed."

Jordan Gray walked away with a total of three All-American honors. The senior added a pentathlon and 4x400-meter relay All-American award after picking up long jump honors the day before. Gray's first event of the pentathlon was the 60-meter hurdles. She ran a personal-best time of 8.67 and sit in a tie for second after one event. The senior turned around and cleared 5'-00.50' (1.54-meters) in the high jump and dropped to 12^th place.

Gray started climbing with three events to go. It started with 672 points in the shot put with a throw of 39'-11.25" (12.17-meters) that moved her up to 10th. She continued to move up the scoreboard after a jump of 18'-8.75" (5.71-meters) in the long jump put her in fifth. Gray found another gear during the 800-meters running a personal-best time of 2:20.11 to place second overall with a personal-best score of 3,902 points.

It is her third-straight All-American honor in the pentathlon and third time to finish as the national runner-up.

"Jordan had a great meet scoring in the long jump, pentathlon and on the 4x400-meter relay," Reid said.

Kearah Danville stepped on the runway trying to defend her two-time NCAA Division II triple jump championship. The senior had her best series of jumps of the season especially her first three jumps. The Kingston, Jamaican native was third after her first attempt of 41'-7.75" (12.64-meters). Her second jump was an improvement to 41'-7.75" (12.69-meters) but still in third overall. The final preliminary attempt was the best of the day as 42'-0" (12.80-meters). The season-best mark put her into the lead going into the final.

Danville was unable to improve on her mark in the final and was bumped on the first attempt of the finals to second. Central Missouri's Erika Kinsey measured a mark of 42'-5.25" (12.93-meters) to dethrone the two-time champion. Danville ends her career with two indoor national titles and three indoor All-American honors.

"It was a valiant effort from Kearah," Reid said. "We thought she had it with her big jump in the preliminaries but we got passed. It was a great series and a great way to go out. We are very proud of what she accomplished while at Angelo State.

The women's 4x400-meter relay capped off the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. Lexi Brooks, Gray, Jasmine Ambowde and Jaylen Rodgers clocked a time of 3:49.34 to place eighth overall.

"All four legs the relay ran strong," Reid said. "I was the proud of the way Jaylen (Rodgers) bounced back after her disappointment in the 800-meters.  I was very proud of the way they competed and represented Angelo State."

Ambowode had quite the day also competing in the pentathlon and triple jump. The junior's best even was the 60-meter hurdles scoring 883 points with a personal-best time of 9.13. She cleared 4'-11.50" (1.51-meters) and threw the shot put 34'-0" (10.36-meters). Ambowode recorded a mark of 17'-2.25" (5.24-meters) in the long jump before running a 2:29.07 in the 800-meters.

Just a couple of hours later, Ambowde was on the runway for the triple jump. Her best jump was a distance of 39'-00.25" (11.89-meters) on the final attempt of the preliminaries. It was the 14^th best jump of the competition.

The Rambelles will not set their sights on the outdoor season. The Angelo State track & field program will host the ASU Spring Break Multi-Meet starting on Wednesday, March 18.