NEW ORLEANS (USTFCCCA) — The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association released its Outdoor All-America honorees on Tuesday, with senior Gertrudis Balli (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) and classmate Johnathon Harper (Lorena, Texas) each representing the Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field program on the First-Team. 
 
Balli got the job done in the discus, as she reached 47.08m (154-5) on her third attempt to place seventh in Allendale, Michigan, at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. This marks Balli's second All-America honor of her career, while representing the first time she's cracked the first team.
 
Harper, meanwhile, collected silver at the national meet, with the Lorena native recording 7,360 points en route to the podium. Earlier in the year, Harper shattered the Javelina school record with a 7,403 performance at the Lone Star Conference Championships at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium. This selection is the eighth across all seasons and the fifth First-Team honor of Harper's outdoor career. 
 
To be selected to the First-Team, USTFCCCA All-American athletes must finish among the top eight in their respective events, while Second-Team honorees must finish in spots No. 9-12. 
 
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