Results

Eugene, Ore. – Aaron True earned First Team All-America honors finishing eighth place in the javelin at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Wednesday night at Hayward Field.
 
In the field of 24 athletes junior Aaron True earned First Team All-America honors finishing eighth overall with a throw of 70.26m/230-6. In flight two of the javelin, True's first attempt traveled 67.26m/220-8, good enough for ninth place at the time. The Leroy, Kan., native would better his mark on his second attempt with a throw of 70.26m/230-6. On his final attempt in flight two he recorded a mark of 69.94m/229-5.
 
After the two flights, True qualified for the finals with the seventh best mark (70.26m/230-6). True recorded a throw of 67.60m/221-9, before fouling on the next two throws. His second attempt throw remained his best throw, finishing eighth overall.
 
"Coming into the year I had two main goals, to break the school record and to be First Team All-American, thankfully I was able to achieve both of those goals. I knew coming into nationals I had a good chance of placing in the top-5, but sometimes you can't put it all together for a big throw. Overall, I am happy with making First Team All-American."
 
True finishes his junior campaign as American Athletic Conference champion, school record holder and now First Team All-American. He continues his throwing season competing at the USATF Outdoor Championships on June, 23 in Sacramento, Calif.
 
Senior Damien Odle placed 20th overall with a throw of 63.47m/208-3, he recorded the mark on his second attempt after fouling on his first attempt. His last attempt traveled 60.67m/199-0.
 
The Greensburg, Kan., native finishes his Shocker career as a 2016 Second Team All-American and 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier. During that 2016 season he also won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, his 2016 season best 73.36m/240-8 set a school record at the time. His career best 73.36m/240-8, remains on the Shocker all-time list at No. 3.
 
Senior Hunter Veith entered the NCAA Championships with the second best 2018 decathlon score of 8,046 points. Due to injury, Veith withdrew himself from the rest of the decathlon. He ran the 100m in 10.96, long jumped 7.10m and recorded a mark of 12.48m in the shot put before ending his season.
 
The Cheney, Kan., native finishes his Shocker career as a four-time All-American and 2018 Indoor heptathlon runner-up. Veith is also a five-time Missouri Valley Conference champion and a total of eight all-conference honors, his most recent at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships finishing third in the 60m hurdles. The multi-athletes finishes with a total of five WSU all-time top-10 marks, including the school record in the indoor heptathlon (5,090) and outdoor decathlon (8,046).