CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Four All-American honors and one individual national championship highlighted the performances of the Grace College track and field teams at the NCCAA Indoor National Championships over the weekend.

Nathan Brown finished first in the heptathlon with a school-record 4,580 points. He became Grace’s first men’s track member to win an individual national championship since 2006 and has a strong chance at earning a spot at NAIA Indoor Nationals as a result of his performance.

Mya Brown was a double All-American (top-three finish) and placed in four events overall. The freshman was second in the triple jump at 35-feet-10 and third in the 55-meter hurdle race in a school-record 8.50 seconds. Brown also ran legs on the 4×200 and 4×400 relays.

The 4×400 relay of Brown, Katelyn McCullough, Jo Boren and Alicia Hertzler met the NAIA qualifying standard in the race and placed fifth on Saturday. They crossed the finish line with a school record of 4:04.53.

Donovan Graham earned the fourth All-American honor of the day for Grace. He placed third in the 800 run in a time of 1:58.49

“It was a memorable weekend for our team and our program. Many people contributed to the success of the meet, including several freshman which is exciting,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond. “It’s gratifying to see our athletes believe they can perform at a high level and then go out and do it.”

As a group, the men’s team placed 11th out of 22 teams and the women were 10th. On the men’s side, freshman Jacob Brown placed fifth in the weight throw, clearing 48-feet-2.5 for a new school record. The distance medley relay team of Tyler Houvener, Joel Zook, Graham and Nathan Lane missed qualifying for NAIA Nationals by less than seven-tenths of a second, placing sixth in the race.

For the Lady Lancers, McCullough had a personal-best time of 2:21.71 in the 800 to place sixth, and Boren finished fourth in the 400. The duo teamed up with Brown and Hertzler in the 4×200 to place sixth.

Paige Kindig also finished eighth in the pole vault at 9-5.75.

The final indoor meet of the season is the NAIA Indoor National Championships, held March 5-7 in Geneva, Ohio.