By John RittenhouseThree Luverne High School graduates earned All-American status at different national track and field meets over the weekend.Lynden Reder and Amanda Aning, members of the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota-Mankato teams respectively, and Hannah Dietrich, a member of the Augsburg College program, turned in outstanding performances at meets in different parts of the country.Reder and the Gophers placed 15th as a team at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships staged at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.Reder entered the event as the nation’s 14th-ranked 35-pound weight-thrower. With a toss of 65-11, Reder surpassed his ranking by placing eighth.The Top-Eight individual finishers in national competition draw All-American recognition.Aning and the Mustangs placed eighth as a team at the NCAA Division 2 Track and Field Championships in Boston, Mass., over the weekend. It was the best finish by a University of Minnesota-Mankato team at the national level.Aning entered the event as the nation’s 10th-ranked pole vaulter. She cleared 12-0 to place sixth.Dietrich and the Augsburg women competed at the NCAA Division 3 National Indoor Track and Field Championships in White Water, Wis., over the weekend.Dietrich is a member of a distance-medley relay team that placed seventh at the attraction.
