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BRADENTON, Fla. - Olivia Esbenshade ended her Lady Jacket career by earning All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

The senior from Marietta, Pa. finished third in a career-best time of 4:21.23 at the IMG Academy.

The mark is the second-fastest ever run in CU women's track history.

Esbenshade entered the meet with the 11th-fastest time among the competitors at 4:26.73. She took 5.50 seconds off of her PR to become the Lady Jackets' second outdoor All-American.

Esbenshade was the G-MAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. She picked up NCAA Indoor All-America honors in March as part of the distance medley relay squad.

Quotable: Olivia Esbenshade

"I wasn't sure how my legs would feel after prelims so I hung out around the back of the pack for half of the race. Then, I felt pretty good so I started to go. At the end there was about four us within a half second of one another and I was able to finish strong.

"It feels good (to be an All-American in an individual event). It's been something I've been aiming for for three years so it was nice to get it finally."

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