ALL-AMERICAN!!!

May 23,2003

Edwardsville, Ill. : Northern State senior Eric Longhenry (Sr., Ortonville, Minn.) became NSU's 34th track & field all-American with an eighth place finish in the men's decathlon at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships on Friday.

Longhenry finished with 6,837 points, just shy of his personal best of 6,880 set earlier this season.

The Ortonville, Minn. native, jumped out to a great start in day two of the two-day event by winning the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.89 seconds. He then recorded a personal best in the 1,500-meter run to edge out North Dakota State's Kyle Herman for the final all-American Spot.

Final Results of the 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Decathlon:

1. Nate Schmidt, North Dakota State; 7,326 points
2. Matt Chisam, California-Davis; 7,189 points
3. Andrew Aakre, North Dakota State; 7,127 points
4. Nik Kassler, Pittsburg State; 7,101 points
5. Shaun Landis, Kutztown; 7,063 points
6. Ben Brittenham, Northern Colorado; 6,875 points
7. Ron Jett, Northern Colorado; 6,860 points
8. Eric Longhenry, Northern State; 6,837 points
9. Kyle Herman, North Dakota State; 6,745 points
10. Ben Forbes, California-Davis; 6,592 points