LA CROSSE, Wis. (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Track & Field's Graeden Heichberger and Samantha Luba earned All-America status after top-15 finishes in shot put and heptathlon at the 2026 Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday afternoon inside UW-La Crosse's Harring Stadium. 

Heichberger took home an eighth-place finish in shot put with a throw of 17.43m (57-2 ¼) to earn First Team All-America honors. The sophomore's performance today topped his ninth-place weight-throw finish at indoor nationals earlier this season which garnered him a Second Team All-America distinction. 

Luba solidified Second Team All-America honors after finishing 15th in the heptathlon, her first national accolade. The senior competed in heptathlon long jump, javelin and 800m on the second day of competition, highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the 800m at 2:23.01. 

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