OSHKOSH, WIS. 5/24/07 - Keene State College junior Jennifer Adams raced to All-American honors with her fourth place finish in the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship held at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Titan Stadium on Thursday night.

Adams from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. posted a time of 35:22.52. Shauneen Garrahan, a senior from Amherst College won the race with a J.J. Keller Field record time of 34:48.19.

After a slow start, Adams said the race quickly changed gears. "Suddenly the pace picked up," she said. "I tried to stay with the leaders, but I died a little bit."

"I have no regrets, Adams said. "I gave it everything I had."

Adams' time was well off her qualifying mark of 34:47.55 set at the Penn Relays. "I think the wind had a lot to do with it," said KSC Coach Peter Thomas. "I was satisfied with her race."

Adams becomes a four-time All-American for the Owls. In 2005-06, she earned All-America in cross country and on the track. Adams was a member of KSC's national champion distance indoor medley relay team and placed fourth in the 10,000-meter race at the outdoor championships.

This season has had its share of up-and downs for the junior. After coming up short in her bid for cross country All-American, she suffered through a series of illnesses during the winter and finished a disappointing ninth in the indoor mile.

Adams will be looking to add another All-American honor when she races in the 5,000-meter race on Saturday. "I'd really like to do well in the 5K," she said. "It's a race that I haven't been able to do well in the past few years." Hopefully, I can shake out, and have a good performance."

Thomas said it will be a bonus if Adams can double up with a pair of All-American awards. She is seeded 12th in the race.

In the meantime, Thomas and Adams will cheer on Walpole, N.H., native Sarah Miller, who is racing in the trials of the 800-meter event on Friday. Seeded ninth in the race, Miller has to move up just one sport to earn her fourth All-American honor. She placed fifth in the event at the indoor nationals.