NEW ORLEANS – Appalachian State University women's track and field had six student-athletes named to the all-conference team, announced by the league on Wednesday.

"As we completed the Sun Belt indoor championship, we are excited about the athletes that distinguished themselves at a very high level," said head coach John Weaver. "That group for the women was highlighted by Tristin Van Ord who became our first women's Sun Belt champion. We are excited that we had six all-conference performers, which has very vividly shown us what we have to do to be successful. We absolutely believe that as we make this transition and now know what it takes to be successful in the Sun Belt, we can rise to that occasion."

Van Ord was honored following her program and meet record time in the 5,000 meter run. Van Ord set the Sun Belt Conference championship time by finishing in 16:39.75 and becoming the first Mountaineer to be a Sun Belt champion. The sophomore also placed second in the 3,000 meter run with a personal-best time of 9:45.08.

Shelby Howell also earns all-conference honors for her performance in the 800 meter run. Howell placed second and finished in a personal-best time of 2:11.25. The time puts Howell second all-time in program history.

The distance medley relay team that consisted of Hana Ratcliffe, Brooke Brekke, Torre Moser and Allison Cook earned all-conference honors for finishing in third place. The team finished in a time of 11:59.29, which was season-best in the event for the Mountaineers.

App State will open the outdoor portion of its 2015 schedule on Friday, March 20 for the beginning of the Wake Forest Invitational.