COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Competition came to a close at the NCAA Indoor National Championships on Saturday, where the Thunderbirds finished 26th in the field as a team with just two competitors.

Starting the day off right, SUU junior Kasey Knevelbaard earned First Team All-American status with a strong performance in the men's one mile.

Knevelbaard finished in fifth place with a time of 4:00.57. Josh Kerr from New Mexico won the event with a time of 3:57.02.

This marked back-to-back days where the Thunderbirds had a student-athlete earn First Team status, as Mike Tate did the same on Friday in the 5K.

Tate competed in his second event in two days on Saturday, as he ran in the men's 3,000-meter. Tate finished in a time 8:26.19, which earned him Second Team All-American status with a 16th place finish.

Andy Trouard won the National Championship in the 3K, finishing in a time of 8:04.94.

Tate now holds the title of First Team and Second Team All-American on the indoor circuit with a season of outdoor eligibility to go.  

The Thunderbirds will next be in action outdoors, as the SUU track and field programs will kick off the 2018 outdoor track and field campaign at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic on March 22.

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