EMPORIA, Kan. –  The Angelo State track & field teams notched two First-Team All-American honors on day two of the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships.
 
The Rams currently sit in 14^th overall in the team standings while the Belles are 34^th.
 
Mark Burdin recorded a personal best in the decathlon, totaling 7,359 points to finish fourth overall in the event and earn his first All-American honor. He recorded the second-best throw in the discus at 43.60m and the second-best performance in the shot put at 14.45m.
 
Also earning First-Team All-American was Allison Vaughn who finished eighth overall in the women's triple jump, recording a personal best mark of 12.60m (41-1.25).
 
The seventh-ranked Rambelles advanced to the finals in the 4x400-meter relay as Zykia McDaniel, Fatoumata Kabo, Kylie Frush, and Shadae Findley set a new school record with a time of 3:35.14, finishing .01 behind the fastest time in the prelims.
 
In the women's discus, Tiamara Hil-Johnson took 16^th overall, tossing a mark of 43.87m (143-11) while Anna Riccomagno collected 4,956 points in the heptathlon to finish 15^th.
 
Solomon Odonkor took 15^th in the men's 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 21.19 while Antonio Blair took 17^th in the 800-meter run at 1:52.28.
 
The championship meet concludes tomorrow with day three. The pole vault begins at 12:30 p.m. while the running finals will start at 2 p.m.