2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
Results | Friday Recap

KINGSVILLE, Texas -- As Eileen Stressling closed out her 10-time All-American career with her final collegiate race Saturday night at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, true freshman Mechaela Hyacinth joined Stressling among Azusa Pacific's legion of All-Americans with her first career scoring performance in the 100 meter dash.

Although she had just run an All-American effort in the 10,000 meters just two nights earlier, Stressling still stayed within striking distance of the top-eight through the first half of Saturday's 5,000 meters. However, the leaders began to separate near the midpoint of the race, and Stressling fell to 16th before picking up two places in the final two laps to finish 14th with a time of 17:49.83.

However, Hyacinth added three points to the Cougars' scoring total when she placed sixth in the 100 meter dash, matching her season-best with a time of 11.61 seconds. Hyacinth is the first Division II All-American in the sprints from Azusa Pacific, which began competing at the Division II championships in 2015.

Team Standings: With three points from Hyacinth's sixth-place finish, Azusa Pacific finished with 6.5 team points to finish in 33rd place in the women's team standings. The men's team produced four national qualifiers, with Andy Hurtado posting the Cougars' top individual finish with 11th place in the discus, although there were no scoring finishes for the men.

Others In Action (Saturday): Azusa Pacific nearly produced a fourth All-American in the women's pole vault, as freshman Amanda Fassold cleared the opening bar on her second attempt before clearing the second height of 3.78 meters (12-feet, 4 ¾-inches) on her first try. She was one of six competitors who left the competition after three misses at 3.88 meters (12-feet, 8 ¾-inches), leaving her one position away from a scoring finish.

Sara Wagenveld also competed in the pole vault but was eliminated from the competition at the 3.78-meter bar.

The lone men's competitor on the final day of the meet was freshman Raymon Harper in the high jump, where he cleared the opening bar on his first attempt before clearing the second height of 2.04 meters (6-feet, 8 ¼-inch) on his third attempt to stay alive in the competition. However, he was one of eight competitors eliminated without being able to clear the 2.08-meter (6-feet, 9 ¾-inches) mark. He finished 15th overall in his first NCAA championship appearance.