New Orleans, LA – Four Yellow Jacket Track and Field athletes have been named All-Americans by the NCAA Division II. This distinction is a result of their efforts this season and qualifying for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships.

Abbie Fredrick, Kyla Sawvell, and Whitney Scott were named in the women's list of All-Americans while Tristan Hepp was named to the men's list of All-Americans.

Abbie Fredrick, a senior from Cheyenne, Wyoming, qualified for her first indoor track and field national appearance breaking the five-minute barrier in the mile and is number two all time in school history. Fredrick was ranked 12^th heading into the meet.

Tristan Hepp, a senior from Buffalo, Wyoming, was qualified to compete in the Heptathlon. Hepp owns the school record by over 600 points and was All-RMAC second place at conference. This is the second time Hepp has reached All-American status after his efforts in the Distance Medley Relay in the 400m leg at the 2019 National Championships.

Kyla Sawvell, a sophomore from Wall, South Dakota, was set to compete in the Shot Put and Weight Throw in the National Championships. Sawvell achieved two RMAC Championships, one in the Weight Throw and one in Shot Put. Sawvell also holds second place on the BHSU all-time Weight Throw and fourth in the Shot Put. She was ranked 17^th going into the National Championship.

Whitney Scott, a junior from Watertown, South Dakota, was geared up for her first Indoor Track and Field Championship appearance, after having qualified for the Outdoor Championships in previous years. Scott currently holds the number two spot in school history in indoor Pole Vault event and owns the school record in the outdoor event.  She was ranked 19th heading into the National Championships.

The 2020 Indoor Track & Field Championships were slated to take place at the Crossplex Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The championships were cancelled due to CoVID-19 pandemic on March 12^th.