EUGENE, Oregon -- Martha Bissah's stellar run through the NCAA track and field postseason culminated Saturday night with a sixth-place finish in the 800 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, earning the Norfolk State sophomore first-team All-American honors at historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
Bissah clocked a time of 2 minutes, 6.79 seconds in a steady downpour, finishing ahead of higher-seeded athletes Sabrina Southerland from Oregon and Jazmine Fray from Texas A&M to score three points for the Spartans in the team standings.
By finishing in the top eight at the national championship meet, Bissah earns first-team Division I All-American honors. She becomes just the fourth Spartan women's track and field athlete to earn All-American honors at the Division I level. Long jumper Tianna Goldring, who placed fourth at the 2004 NCAA outdoor meet, was NSU's last first-team All-American prior to Bissah.
Bissah was the only MEAC women's track athlete to advance to an event final this week.
Bissah's sophomore track season included MEAC outdoor titles in the 800 and 1,500 meters, and a second straight MEAC Indoor Most Outstanding Athlete honor after winning titles in the 800, mile, 3,000 and distance medley relay. She began the academic year by setting a new conference championship record en route to the individual MEAC cross country title last fall.
NSU's Division I Track & Field All-Americans
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