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Friday recap: Toth 10th in weight throw (All-America 2nd team)

PITTSBURG, Kan. – East Stroudsburg University senior William Berry placed 12th in the high jump, clearing 6-9, for second team All-America honors on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at Pittsburg State University.

Berry (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) cleared 6-9 on his third and final attempt after a clean effort at 6-7 to open the competition. He bowed out on three attempts at 6-11.

Berry earns his second career All-America honor, previously finishing 10th outdoors last year with a mark of 6-10 3/4. 

He made his fourth career NCAA trip overall and is the first ESU men's high jump to make four NCAA appearances.

Berry entered with a PR of 7-0 1/2, tied for 4th in DII and the first seven-foot effort in program history, which he cleared on January 15 at Kutztown.

Berry won his third career PSAC title, and his first indoors, with a mark of 6-9- 3/4 on February 28 at Edinboro.

On Friday, graduate student Travis Toth earned his second career All-America honor, gaining second team status by finishing 10th in the weight throw (61-9 3/4). Toth was previously eighth in the hammer throw outdoors in 2014.

Berry and Toth are ESU's 17th and 18th multiple-time All-Americans in men's track and field, and two of 24 to be named All-America overall.


Notes:

* Toth is one of ESU's 3 national qualifiers in the weight throw:
Toth - 2015 (10th - 61-9 3/4) (2nd team All-America)
Toth - 2014 (11th - 60-5 3/4)
Paul Wagner - 2010 (no mark)
Paul Wagner - 2009 (9th - 61-4 3/4)
Russ McGeehan - 1997 (12th - 54-6)

* Berry is one of ESU's 4 national qualifiers in the high jump (first to make NCAA's 4 times in high jump)
2016 indoor - 12th (6-9) (2nd team All-America)
2015 outdoor - 10th (6-10 3/4) (2nd team All-America)
2014 outdoor - (no height)
2014 indoor - t-9th (6-8 3/4)

* Mike Newhard was a 3-time qualifier and earned All-America status indoors in 2002 and 2003.
* Brad Fees was also an indoor qualifier in 2003.
* Seth Bailey was All-America (3rd) indoors in 2014 and was an outdoor qualifier in 2013.