JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- University of Saint Francis senior Adam Longsworth earned NAIA All-American status in the second day of the  NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships with his efforts in the  weight throw on Friday.

   Longsworth finished fourth in the weight throw with a top effort of 57  feet, 2 3/4 inches in his first attempt in the preliminaries and  shattered the record he set earlier this season at 54-4 (16.56  meters). The top six places in each event qualify for All-America  status.

  Longsworth, an Elmhurst H.S. grad, joins James Bettcher on the USF track and field  All-American list. Bettcher was an All-America in the shot put and  weight throw in 2001.

  Heading into the championships for the second year in a row,  Longsworth had the eighth best distance  in the weight throw this season at 54-4 (16.56 meters) recorded in  the DePauw Invitational on Feb. 10. That effort broke the USF record  of 54-9 1/4 set by Tom Stirlen in 2004.

   Longsworth finished seventh in the shot put with a best throw of 53-8 1/4 on Saturday (March 10). It was also his best throw in competition this season. He was the  No. 9 seed in the shot put with a season best of 53-1 (16.19m) at the Anderson Invitational.

   Longworth is considered a junior when outdoor competition begins.

   In 2005-06, Longsworth did not produce a qualifying effort in the  weight throw. He finished 14th in the shot put with a best effort of 50-9  1/2 in the preliminaries, his best effort in the 2005-06 indoor season.

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