The men’s and women’s distance medley relays led Stanford to a fifth place and seventh place finish, respectively, at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayateville, Ark. on March 14 and March 15.

The women’s relay of Lauren Centrowitz, Idara Otu, Alicia Follmar and Arianna Lambie placed third with a time of 11:03.87 — the second fastest time in Stanford history — earning them All-American honors. The men’s relay team of Hakon DeVries, Andrew Dargie, Jacob Evans, and Garrett Heath placed fourth with a time of 9:34.03, also receiving All-American honors.

The Cardinal also turned in several outstanding individual performances, with Erica McLain at the front of the pack. McLain took home the title in the triple jump for the second consecutive year with a winning jump of 46-7 1/4 — her personal best and the best by an American this year. The win also earned her the title of the first ever female to win the same event twice in indoor track for Stanford.

“It didn’t feel like that good of a jump,” said McLain. But after seeing the mark she knew it was “exactly what [she] needed to have an Olympic A standard.”

Arianna Lambie also offered an impressive performance after running her last race for Stanford. Lambie placed third in the 3,000 with a time of 9:05.41, followed by teammate Centrowitz in fourth with a time of 9:11.09.

The men were led by Josh Hustedt who finished second in the heptathlon with 5,836 points. Hustedt had done very well in that event all season, and turned yet another strong performance at nationals. Teammate Garrett Heath also provided points for the Cardinal, finishing fourth in the mile with a time of 4:05.04.

In the field events, Graeme Hoste finished fourth in the pole vault with a mark 17-8 1/2. Hoste reached the same mark as the second and third place winners, but finished fourth because of missed jumps.

After indoors, both squads had the break for finals before returning to action at the Cal Poly Invitational, the first major meet of the outdoor season.

The windy conditions were not ideal; however, the Cardinal still stepped up and achieved some top marks. The men and women were led by the throwers, achieving multiple regional qualifying marks.

Michaela Wallerstedt won the discus with a regional qualifying mark of 49-0 3/4. Teammate Melissa Yunghans followed with a regional mark in the same event after a toss of 48-8 1/2. In the javelin, Danielle Maier won the event with her regional mark of 157-7 1/4. Jaynie Goodbody placed second in the women’s hammer throw with a regional qualifying mark of 179-7.

Other successful finishes for the women were provided by Whitney Liehr, who won the long jump and 100 meter hurdles, and McLain, who won the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.08 seconds, and the women’s 4x100 meter relay in 47.51 seconds.

Mike Macellari led the men, winning and achieving regional qualifying standards in both the shot put and discus, with tosses of 55-7 1/2 and 170-1 1/2 respectively. In the hammer throw, Kyle Davis-Hammerquist won the event with a regional qualifying mark of 18-10.

“It got the job done, but it wasn’t up to par,” said Davis-Hammerquist about his performance. “There’s still a lot more to work to do.”

In the pole vault Hoste posted a mark of 16-6 3/4, winning the event and achieving a regional mark. Casey Roche tied Hoste, but finished second due to previous misses.

The runners were led by Myles Bradley, who won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.05 seconds, another regional qualifying time. Wopamo Osaisai, a noted standout on the football field, won the men’s 100 meter dash with a time of 10.61 seconds.

Other wins for the Cardinal men were provided by Zach Chandy, who took the 400 meters with a time of 49.10 seconds, and Russell Brown, who took first place in the 800 meter run and the men’s 4x100 meter relay.

The All-American award was also announced over spring break — 11 Stanford track and field athletes received this honor. McLain earned two All-Americans, after her fourth place jump in the long jump, and after winning the triple jump and Follmar earned her second All-America honor in the mile after finishing 10th.

Heath led the pack for the men, earning two All-America honors, one for his fourth place finish in the mile, and one for a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay. Heath is now a six-time All-American at Stanford. In the field events, Hustedt was named Stanford All-American for his second place finish in the heptathlon, and Hoste was also named All-American for his fourth place in the pole vault. These awards marked Hustedt’s second, and Hoste’s third honor.

Up next for track and field will the 34th annual Stanford Invitational this weekend at Cobb Track and Angel Field.

Contact Anarghya Vardhana at vardhana@stanford.edu.