EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Johnnie Nabors did it again as the he ran an All-American honor Saturday at the 2009 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship in the 200-meter dash. Teammate DeMorrio Leggett also jumped to All-American honors.
Nabors finished the 200 sixth thanks to a time of 21.74 seconds. He qualified for the finals earlier Saturday after posting a time of 21.65. Friday saw Nabors finish third in the 100 meters giving him three NAIA Outdoor Track and Field All-American honors in his career. In Thursday's prelim race Nabors ran the half lap in 21.58.
The 200 was won by King (Tenn.) College's Tyrell Cuffy in 21.06 seconds as he defended his 2008 crown.
Leggett, a freshman from Bardstown, Ky., cleared 47 feet and 2 1/4 inches in the triple jump. The leap was good enough for fifth. This is his second triple jump All-American honor during his freshman year. Leggett was an All-American at the indoor championship after he covered 46 feet and 9 inches.
Monti Sutton, from Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University jumped 50 feet and 1/2 inch to take the championship.
The three All-Americans for Union are the most in an outdoor track and field championship in program history. The 2008 squad produced two All-American performances.
Union earned 13 points at the championship which put the Bulldogs into a tie for 20th with Concordia (Calif.) University. Azusa Pacific took home the title with 80 points, nine more than Dickinson State (N.D.) University.
- [Women's Cross Country] - Eden Ellison - Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- [Football] - Quintin Borders - MSC East Offensive Player of the Year
- [Football] - Demetrius Davis, Quinton Borders & William Roundtree - All-MSC East First Team
- [Football] - Brad Fulton & Josh Littleton - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Patricia Nardy - AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Offensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall - Golden Boot Award Winner
- [Women's Soccer] - Jason Lanham - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall, Stephanie Cagle, Patricia Nardy, Nikki Jeck & Kristina Kirk - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum, Ashley Hall, Patricia Nardy, Renata Peixoto, Jessica Brandner & Jessica Florence - All-AAC First Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Danny Bartlett, Nathan Koebcke, Roscoe Moonieyan, Kevin Niehaus, Austin Sebald & Max Sisson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Jonathan Sutton, Jonathan Shaw & Aaron Miller - All-AAC First Team
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - Whitney Elam - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland - AAC Setter of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Amanda Silva - AAC Libero of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Chelsea Kirschman - AAC All-Freshman Team
- [Volleyball] - Autumn Combs, Christina Prindle, Maddie Peterson, Sarah Alderson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland, Autumn Combs, Brooke Vinovich, Amanda Silva - All-AAC First Team
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Cycling] - Bulldogs place second at NCCA National Championship Meet
- [Cycling] - Rachel Millsop - Placed Third in the 2009 NCCA Division II Women's Omnium
- [Cycling] - Zach Winn - 2009 NCCA Division II Men's Omnium National Champion
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