NEW ORLEANS – Even though Tyler Cronk and Keshara Romain of Saints' Track and Field did not get a chance to compete at the NCAA Indoor National Championships, they were still honored on the national level. Cronk in the high jump, and Romain in both the long and triple jump were named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Americans.
 
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The All-American honors marks the second straight year Cronk has been named in the indoor high jump. In 2020, Cronk was third in the NCAA Division-II in the high jump, clearing 7-feet, 1-inch at the GNAC Indoor Championships. He was one of only six athletes in D-II to clear 7-feet during the season. Cronk was also named the USTFCCCA West Region Male Field Athlete of the Year.
 
For Romain, the two All-Americans mark her first selections as she finished the year third in the triple jump, and 16th in the long jump. Romain, who was also the USTFCCCA West Region Female Athlete of the Year, earned her top marks at the GNAC Indoor Championship meet as well. She broke the meet record, and conference record in the triple jump with a mark of 41-feet, 8-inches, while her 19-feet, 2.5-inches in the long jump was second best in the GNAC.
 
Romain and Cronk joined Brandon Madsen of men's soccer to earn All-American awards in their respective sports during the 2019-20 athletic season. For the GNAC, a total of 37 All-American honors were awarded, broken down to 23 women and 14 men.