AUSTIN - The men's 4x400-meter relay team represented Cal State Fullerton track and field at the NCAA Championships in Austin on Wednesday and earned Second-Team All-America honors.

The quartet of Parris Samaniego, Rasaun House, Chris Shiley and Marcel Espinoza clocked a time of 3:06.65 to take sixth place in heat one and 12th place overall after two disqualifications. With that finish, they earned All-America accolades to cap off a special year for the four student-athletes. They won the Big West Championship in the event and set a school record of 3:05.16 at the NCAA West Preliminaries before arriving at the NCAA Championships.

"They ran a solid race," head coach John Elders said. "It was one heck of a season for them and I'm very proud. To finish 12th in the country is outstanding."

Samantha Huerta will start in lane one in the first heat of the women's 800-meter race at 6:44 p.m. PT on Thursday. The top two finishers in each of the three heats and then the next two fastest times overall advance to Saturday's final at 4:44 p.m. PT.

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