South Dakota State University Athletics
Hall of Fame -- Ann (Westby) Lamer
1/29/2019 6:42:00 PM | General
GRADUATED: 1997
INDUCTED: 2018
In a long line of outstanding distance runners for the Jackrabbits, Ann (Westby) Lamer was a six-time All-American who capped her collegiate career by winning the 10,000-meter individual national title at the 1994 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She also placed third in the 5,000 meters at the 1994 outdoor national meet and turned in a fourth-place finish indoors in 1994 to claim All-America honors.
In addition, Ann Lamer was a three-time All-American in cross country. Her highest finish at nationals was a fourth-place effort in 1992, adding an 11th-place finish in 1991 and a 24th-place effort in 1993.
A Brookings native, Ann Lamer began her collegiate career at Minnesota before returning home to run for the Jackrabbits. She won four individual North Central Conference titles in outdoor track and field, including back-to-back titles in the 10,000 meters in 1993 and 1994. She was honored as co-Most Valuable Performer of the 1994 NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championships as she swept the distance events with a victory in the 5,000-meter run.
Her other individual conference title came in the 3,000 meters in 1992.
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INDUCTED: 2018
In a long line of outstanding distance runners for the Jackrabbits, Ann (Westby) Lamer was a six-time All-American who capped her collegiate career by winning the 10,000-meter individual national title at the 1994 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She also placed third in the 5,000 meters at the 1994 outdoor national meet and turned in a fourth-place finish indoors in 1994 to claim All-America honors.In addition, Ann Lamer was a three-time All-American in cross country. Her highest finish at nationals was a fourth-place effort in 1992, adding an 11th-place finish in 1991 and a 24th-place effort in 1993.
A Brookings native, Ann Lamer began her collegiate career at Minnesota before returning home to run for the Jackrabbits. She won four individual North Central Conference titles in outdoor track and field, including back-to-back titles in the 10,000 meters in 1993 and 1994. She was honored as co-Most Valuable Performer of the 1994 NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championships as she swept the distance events with a victory in the 5,000-meter run.
Her other individual conference title came in the 3,000 meters in 1992.
-GoJacks.com-
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