Northwest Missouri State University track and field ‘s Ryan Cox and Shelley Laures each earned All-America honors on Saturday at the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championships.

– Cox capped his Bearcat career with a third place finish in the men’s 1,500, running 3:50.57.

– Laures earned a seventh place finish in the javelin, breaking a school record with a throw of 151-9 on her second attempt.

– Teammate Nicole Hopkins threw 131-8 to finish 18th in the women’s javelin.

– Cox again slowly moved up the field, running the first 300 in 48.45 to put him in eighth place. After getting into fourth place over the next two laps, Cox moved up one spot on the final lap, which he ran in 55.83.

– Laures threw 121-11 on her first attempt before marking 151-9 on the second attempt. On her first throw of the finals, she had a distance of 146-1.

– The meet was held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

— Northwest Athletics —