[Track & Field] Rio's Andjelic repeats as All-American

Rio Grande Sports Information
    GULF SHORES, Ala. - Nikola Andjelic earned a second straight All-American honor, while a trio of other athletes representing the University of Rio Grande narrowly missed the same accolade following Friday's action at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.
    Andjelic, a junior from Split, Croatia, finished fourth in the Men's Decathlon after piling up 6,697 points in the 10-event competition.
    The top eight finishers in each competition are named All-Americans. Andjelic, who was in seventh place after the first five events on Thursday, earned the honor in the same event last year.
    Andjleic finished second in the 110-meter hurdles (14.85), third in the pole vault (4.30m), fifth in the javelin throw (47.63m), and sixth in both the discus throw (33.52m) and 1,500-meter run (4:39.34).