College Track and Field: Beatty Joins All-American List

Pella — In just his third competition of the season, former Mount Pleasant high jumper Sam Beatty, now competing at Central,  completed his first All-American performance by finishing tied for eighth at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Beatty became the sixth member of Central’s men’s track and field program to earn All-American honors at the meet.

He was perfect on his first three heights, clearing 6 feet, 6.75 inches without a miss.

The outdoor season starts for Central in three weeks at three different meets: The Dutch Multi-Event (March 31-April 1), Washington Distance Carnival (April 1) and Wartburg Select (April 2).