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CHARLOTTE (May 29) – California University of Pennsylvania graduate student Clare McSweeney (Cork, Ireland/St. Aloysius) became the third All-American in program history on Saturday evening while competing at the Irwin Belk Track Complex in the third and final day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships.

McSweeney broke her own school record by finishing sixth overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 8.63 seconds. She previously established the school-best mark earlier this month when she won Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship in the 800 meters. McSweeney completed in the finals with 18 runners in two heats following the postponement of yesterday's preliminary race. Junior Anja Puc of Nebraska-Omaha won the individual National Championship after running a time of 2:04.25, the fastest time in the Division II this season.

A native of Ireland, McSweeney joins Christine Czaja (discus) and Danielle Malay (400-meter dash) as the only NCAA All-Americans in Cal U women's track & field history.

In addition to McSweeney, the Vulcans' 4x400-meter relay competed at the NCAA National Championships late Saturday night. The relay of sophomores Shakeria Love (York, Pa./Central York), Sandy Estep (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) and Jerica Snedden (Carrolltown, Pa./Cambria Heights) and freshman Yahnae Weldon (Norristown, Pa./Norristown) finished sixth in its heat and 13th overall with a time of 3:53.86. Angelo State (Texas) claimed the national title by less than one-tenth of a second after crossing the finish line in 3:38.88.

CAL U NCAA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
1996 – Christine Czaja, discus throw
2008 – Danielle Malay, 400-meter dash
2010 – Clare McSweeney, 800-meter run