EUGENE, Ore. — Kareem Mersal jumped his way to Second Team All American status on Wednesday night at Hayward Field earning 16th place in the Long Jump with his mark of 24-6.5. The Cowboy competed hard on the biggest stage to bring home a 16th place finish back to Laramie. The sophomore from Cairo, Egypt is now a Second-Team All American and will go down in the history books at Wyoming. 

Mersal entered the men's Long Jump finals riding a hot streak coming off a second-place finish at the NCAA West Prelims. Mersal punched his ticket to Eugene with a record setting performance posting a school record of 25-10 on his third and final jump at the prelims to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships. 

"Kareem has had an incredibly successful season, being the indoor and outdoor conference champion and breaking the school record twice along the way has been a manifestation of his consistency and progress." Associate Head Coach Quincy Howe said, "Making it to the NCAA outdoor final and earning a second-team All-American accolade was well deserved and I am proud of him and his success. I know he was a bit disappointed in with his finish but that is the very thing that has driven him to this early career pinnacle. I am excited about the future and can't wait to begin the process of getting better with him." 

The reigning Indoor and Outdoor Mountain West Long Jump champion was seeded fifth amongst the field of 24 competitors. 

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