EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Lindsey Wilson College junior Amanda Johnson and sophomore Megan Furnish each score points in the Women's 3,000 meter Race Walk today at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships at Ralph Korte Stadium.

Johnson earned five points for the Blue Raiders following her fourth place finish. The Morganfield, Ky., native, finished the 3,000 meters with a time of 15 minutes and 45.20 seconds.

With her fourth place finish, Johnson earns NAIA All-American honors which are awarded to the top six finishers in each event.

Furnish finished with a time of 16:37.34 to cross the line in seventh place. The Bardstown, Ky., native, picked up two points toward the team's total with her finish.

British Columbia University sophomore Nicola Evangelista won the event with a time of 14:54.51.

Johnson and Furnish adds their top-10 finishes to their successful race at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in March. Johnson and Furnish finished third and fourth respectively at the indoor meet.

Lindsey Wilson freshman Sharon Ronoh failed to qualify for the Women's 5,000 meter run finals after finishing with the 22nd best time in the two preliminary races. Ronoh finished with a time of 18:33.77 missing the final qualifying time by nearly 30 seconds.

The Blue Raider women concluded the championships with seven points.

During the championships, Lindsey Wilson senior Cassie Niersel and juniors Lorna Heaton, Amanda Johnson and Candace Young were named NAIA Daktronics-NAIA Track and Field Scholar-Athlete for maintaining a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and being at least a junior academic standing.