AUSTIN, TX- Monmouth University graduate student Allie Wilson finished 5th overall in the 800-meter finals at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. With her school record breaking time of 2:02.56, she received her second 1^st Team All-American honor. 
 
"Allie was super strong again today in a high stakes environment," said head coach Joe Compagni. "With Coach Tarello's guidance, she has been an amazing representative of Monmouth and a great example of what can be done here."
 
In the overall standings, the Monmouth women finished with 4 points, which is good enough to tie for 48th in the country.. This performance just missed having the highest ever finish for a female Hawk at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as Tisifinee Taylor finished 4^th in the long jump at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wilson does become the highest finisher, male or female, in a track event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
A three-time honoree, Wilson finishes her Monmouth career as the only female athlete to be named an All-American more than once. She is also the first female Hawk to be named a 1^st Team All-American more than once and is the first female to receive 1^st Team All-American honors at the Outdoor Championships since Taylor at the 2006 Outdoor Championships. She was a 2^nd Team All-American at the 2018 Outdoor Championships and was a 1^stTeam All-American after finishing 4^th overall at the 2019 Indoor Championships. She also currently holds the school for both the indoor and outdoor 800 meters. 
 
While today marked the official end of the collegiate season, Wilson and other current and former Hawks may compete in July at the U.S. National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.