BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Junior Myron Holland Jr. put the finishing touches on his sensational indoor season this past weekend for the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team. Holland became the first-ever All-American for the Blue Jays in the 60-meter dash and the 10th individual indoor All-American in program history on Saturday at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex.

Holland began his season with a 9.65 at the Diplomat Open in Dec. 2022 and over the span of the next three months, would drop nearly two-tenths off that time.

The Urbana graduate lowered his season-best for four straight meets, beginning with that first-place run at the Diplomat Open. He would win the other three meets as well while also breaking the school's record multiple times in the process.

Holland put the Landmark on notice with his 6.79 at the Indoor Championships at Susquehanna, another school record and also a conference record. He'd go on to win three gold medals that day, including the 60m, and finish as the Track Athlete of the Year.

Also a force in the region, Holland showed the rest of the Mid-Atlantic at the AARTFC Indoor Championships hosted at The Armory, winning the regional title there and setting himself up with tons of momentum for a nationals bid, which he received. Holland entered NCAAs, his first appearance, tied for the 10th fastest 60-meter time in Division III (6.79).

Friday's NCAA preliminary race was his chance to showcase his strong start and speed. Holland wasted no time with that, getting out hard and fast and cruised to a heat-one victory in 6.79 to automatically qualify for Saturday's final. He'd come out of the prelims with the third-best time heading into the final.

In the final, and just needing to finish to become an All-American for Elizabethtown, Holland ran 6.87 to place seventh to cap off a thrilling indoor season.

Holland, the first athlete to qualify for NCAAs by the Blue Jays in the 60m, is the first indoor All-American since Samuel Gerstenbacher in 2020 and first in the sprints since Drew Graybeal (400m) in 2008.