2020-21 Women's Track and Field News
AUSTIN, Texas (August 9, 2021) – Milligan University graduate student Emily Kearny was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year and five total Buffs were named NAIA Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Monday.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 23, 2021) – Milligan University graduate student Emily Kearney was named the NAIA Women’s Outdoor National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as the Buffs reeled in a multitude of year-end USTFCCCA academic awards on Thursday.
MILLIGAN, Tenn. (July 15, 2021) – Awards from a historic 2020-21 season for the Milligan University cross country and track & field programs continue to roll in as five student-athletes were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District® Track/Cross County First Team for NAIA District 2 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
EUGENE, Ore. (June 21, 2021) – For 22 years, track & field head coach Chris Layne has led Milligan athletes to unprecedented success at the NAIA level, and on Monday evening he added U.S. Olympic Team Trials finalist to his athletes' achievements.
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (June 3, 2021) – Milligan University ranks 15th overall in the initial Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup 2020-21 NAIA standings that were released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics on Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 3, 2021) – The Milligan University track and field and cross country teams were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as top 10 teams in the nation, according to the final USTFCCCA NAIA Program of the Year standings.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 2, 2021) – Graduate student Emily Kearney capped her exceptional career with a pair of record-setting championships at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NAIA National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year on Wednesday afternoon.
Emily Kearney ran away with another national championship title, and the Milligan University track & field team took a pair of top-25 finishes home on Friday. Kearney’s 5k title came alongside Wednesday’s 10k title and helped her earn outstanding performer at the national championships, leading Milligan to 13th on the women’s side. Milligan’s men finished 21st.
Six Buffaloes advanced to the finals of their respective events on day two of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships late Thursday night. Milligan University’s Tim Thacker advanced in the 800 meters, Emily Kearney, Bekah Owen and Avery DeWolf advanced in the women’s 5k, and Nathan Baker and Aaron Jones advanced in the men’s 5k.
Emily Kearney won the national title in the 10k by nearly two minutes to highlight day one of Milligan University’s trip to the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships on Wednesday.
Nine women and nine men will represent Milligan University at this year's NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Four-time national champion Emily Kearney highlights the women's side while indoor national champions Nathan Baker (2x) and Tim Thacker highlight the men.
Milligan University’s Emily Kearney once again is the NAIA track athlete of the week after a dominating performance over the Appalachian Athletic Conference field last week at the league championships.
Setting seven new AAC records, two more school records and well over a dozen personal bests, the Milligan University No. 3 men’s and No. 11 women’s track and field teams finished the AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with an impressive showing.
It is no joke that Milligan University's Emily Kearney won her second straight NAIA national track athlete of the week. Kearney was selected based on her performance last week (March 22-28) and was selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institutions award winners.
After achieving her third No. 1 national mark this past weekend at the Montreat College Invitational, Emily Kearney of the Milligan University track & field team has been named Appalachian Athletic Conference track athlete of the week. The AAC made the announcement for the week of March 22-28.
