![]() But I was talking to the girls that were competing with me and joking with them. “I was very nervous when I started to actually throw during the competition. I was just happy to be there with everyone. But I truly just went in there thinking, ‘I’m here, I made it, and I’m at a spot with my throws where I’m able to get a national ranking.’ So it’s not like I needed to go and do more even if I didn’t have my best day. “I had a chance, if I had a really great day that day and had my best, I maybe could have even placed a little bit higher. I can very well place in the top eight and get the ranking for All-American,’” said Meckes. “I truly went into this competition like, ‘I made it. Her best throw at the NCAA championships came on her second attempt. Prior to the NCAA meet, she placed first at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference meet to earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors. ![]() She was also seventh in the hammer at the MAC Championships. This season, prior to her run of postseason success, Meckes was first at the Dr Jack M Tom’s Alumni Invitational (Lynchburg University), Muhlenberg Outdoor Invitational, Messiah Invitational, Carol and John Covert Classic at Lehigh (against 12 Division I and two Division 2 schools). She also owns the Lynchburg facility record (44.81) DeSales school record (48.09) Middle Atlantic conference meet record (45.35) Middle Atlantic Conference overall record (48.09) and Susquehanna facility record (46.95). Meckes certainly made up for lost time, winning the discus at the Middle Atlantic Conference meet three years in a row. Unfortunately, though, it was my sophomore year, and not my freshman year, because of COVID.” If I have to put more time in then I’m willing to do it,’” recalled Meckes. “Really, once I got to the MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference) Championships my sophomore year, which would have been my first MAC, that was really kind of a taste of like, ‘Oh, OK. Meckes is the first thrower to earn All-American honors for the Bulldogs. She became just the third student-athlete in DeSales history to earn All-American honors (given to the top eight in each event), joining DeSales’ Hall of Famer Gina Lucrezi – who earned All-American honors seven times – and Veronica Wheeler, who was an All-American in 2018. Meckes, a senior, placed sixth with a throw of 46.91m at the NCAA Championships. I think it’s not going to hit me until training starts this fall semester, and I’m like, ‘Oh. It still doesn’t really feel that it’s actually over. So honestly, I feel like I just had a very supportive system behind me the whole way. “I had a great team, great teammates, a great coach. “Honestly, it was everything that I could have ever asked for,” Karnish said. Karnish capped what has been a stellar career competing for Misericordia. “Because of that, this was a bittersweet moment for me and it really was just something that I was trying to enjoy with all my teammates and my family, and just trying to end on a good note. So I kind of went into it thinking that this was going to be the last for me - I’m still debating that right now, but I do believe that could be the case. “I’m going into accounting, and my busy season is during the track season. “I was unsure going into this if it was going to be my last season since I was starting work post graduation,” said Meckes. Meckes earned All-American honors at the event, taking sixth in the discus for DeSales University, while Karnish concluded her career with an 11th-place finish in the hammer throw for Misericordia University. The accomplished throwers recently showcased their abilities at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. Isabelle Meckes and Brenna Karnish are accustomed to being highly successful.
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