TERRE HAUTE, Ind. 3/10/07 -Keene State College's Sarah Miller (Walpole, N.H.) and Kevin Kelleher (Rocky Hill, Conn.) raced to All-American honors in their respective events Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships being held at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Ind.

Miller, a senior, placed fifth in the finals of the 800-meter race with a time of 2:14.84. It was third All-American honor for Miller who moved up from the 400 to the 800 this season. Miller was a member of KSC's national champion distance medley relay and an All-American in the 400 last year.

"I went out with the leaders and tried to hang on as best as I could," said Miller, who rallied down the last straight a way to move up from seventh to fifth. "You always want to place higher, but I was happy with my time, especially when you consider it's my first full season running and I was in a different event."

Miller becomes the 30th Owl women to earn All-American honors.

Marcia Taddy of Wisconsin-Platteville won the race with a Division III best time of 2:10.14.

Kelleher claimed his first individual All-American honor with sixth place finish in the mile race. The junior posted a time of 4:13.00. "The pace was real slow, so I took the lead for a couple of laps," Kelleher said. "I got boxed in for awhile, but I was able to kick a way at the end for a good finish. It's nice to earn my first individual All-American. It makes you feel like you belong."

As a freshman, Kelleher was a member of KSC's All-American DMR team. Kelleher is the 51st Owl men's athlete to earn All-American honors.

Will Leer of Pamona-Pitzer won the mile in a meet record time of 4:08.19.

Jennifer Adams (Saratoga, Springs, N.Y.) came up just short in her bid for All-American honors in the mile. The junior placed ninth, one position shy of All-American recognition, with a time of 4:58.58.

Adams, who has not been a full-strength throughout the season, was looking for her fourth All-American honor. Last year, Adams earned All-American awards, in cross country, indoor track as a member of KSC's national champion DMR squad, and outdoors in the 10,000-meters.

"We did as well as can be expected," said KSC Coach Peter Thomas. "Both Sarah and Kevin made tremendous strides this season, and I'm sure Jenn would have made it if she was healthy."

Note: Video clips of the NCAA track championship can be seen on the Rose Hulman web site. http://www.rose-hulman.edu/sports/ncaatrack/pages/results. Click on video.