Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Anne Kersenbrock earned her first All-American honor by placing eighth in the women’s long jump at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships held at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.

Kersenbrock (O’Neill, Neb.) had a leap of 17-10 ¼ to finish eight place in the field of 15 jumpers.  Kersenbrock just missed All-American honors as a junior when she placed ninth at the Indoor Championships in the long jump.  She also competed in the 55-meter dash at the 2010 Championships and ran a time of 7.40 to finish 17^th in that event.

Three other NWU women also competed at the DIII Indoor Championships.  Freshman Taylor Tacha ran a time of 8.43 in the 55 meter hurdles to finish 11^th in her first trip to Nationals.  Amanda Brichacek qualified in the weight throw and ended up 12^th with a toss of 52-11.  The final competitor for the NWU women was Deanna Dirkschneider who was 15^th in the shot put with a mark of 41-8 ¾.

For the NWU men, freshman John Kersenbrock just missed qualifying for finals in the men’s long jump.  His distance of 21-11 ½ was 10^th and just one inch from making the finals.

The other participant for the Nebraska Wesleyan men was junior Kevin Janata who ran in the 55-meter hurdles and placed 12^th with a time of 7.74.