Ellis of Men’s Track & Field Honored as USTFCCCA All-American

USTFCCCA RELEASE

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its indoor All-Americans Tuesday afternoon and Sam Ellis of the Princeton University men's track & field team was among the honorees.

Garnering All-America honors in the mile, Ellis was also the USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He set a new school record in the mile on Saturday, February 15 at the Valentine Invitational after he clocked in at 3:57.66, besting the previous record of 3:58.70 seconds set by Bill Burke in 1991. Ellis also earned first-place finishes at the Ivy League Championships in the 1,000 meters and the DMR.

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, the NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Committee adopted the following criteria for All-America selections:

Based on the post-medical scratches start list for the national championships posted on Wednesday, March 11 at 9:24 p.m., local, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 indoor track & field season:
Individual events: ALL student-athletes listed on the start list for the anticipated event.
Relay events: The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into their event. Those listed as alternates will not be recognized.
There will not be a distinction of "first-team", "second-team", or "honorable mention" to these recognitions.

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