Brown earns All-American honors in 60m hurdles

GENEVA, Ohio ? Iowa Wesleyan College's Keith Brown, a freshman from Milwaukee, Wis., finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, earning All-American honors at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships over the weekend.

Brown finished the finals with a time of :08.18, despite a leg injury.

Clyde Young of Langston (Okla.) University won the event with a time of :07.90, setting a new championship record previously set by Virgil Mitchell of Doane (Neb.) College in 2009 with a time of :07.93.

Brown started the competition on Friday, earning the 14th spot after prelims with a time of :08.34. He then went on to compete in the semifinals with a time of :08.18, earning the seventh spot for the finals.

Brown is the first IWC Track and Field athlete to earn All-American honors since Floyd Turner won the NAIA outdoor championship in the discus all four years from 2004-2007.