EUGENE, Ore. – The North Dakota State men's track & field program added two more All-America honors to its decorated history on Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held at Hayward Field.
 
NDSU junior Alex Talley took sixth place in the hammer throw, and sophomore Benji Phillips placed eighth in the javelin as both earned first-team All-America honors. They were the sixth and seventh Division I outdoor first-team All-America finishes by the Bison men.
 
Talley placed sixth in the hammer throw, posting a mark of 232-11 (70.99m) for the second-best throw of his career. Along with his third-place NCAA Indoor finish in the shot put and sixth place in the weight throw, Talley earned three first-team All-America honors in 2021.
 
Phillips advanced ninth to the javelin final, but climbed to eighth with a throw of 234-3 (71.40m) to secure first-team All-America status. He joined two-time, first-team All-American Matti Mortimore (2015, 2017) as Bison men to finish top-eight in the javelin at the Division I national meet.
 
Kristoffer Thomsen placed 20th in the shot put, earning honorable mention All-America status.
 
The Bison women will have five entries competing in the throwing events Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.