Men's Track & Field

Martin Luther's Plocher earns Second-team All-America honors

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Martin Luther's Samuel Plocher earned Second-team All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday.

He placed 11th with his height of 2.03m (6'8").

This is his second career All-American honor in this event as he was previously a First-team All-American at the indoor championships in 2024.

He is the only student-athlete from the UMAC to receive these accolades in this indoor event.

Complete list of UMAC track and field All-Americans:
Year Name School Award
2015 Kevin Wagner St. Scholastica NCAA All-America: Outdoor Decathlon
2016 Kevin Wagner St. Scholastica NCAA All-America: Indoor Heptathlon
2016 Kevin Wagner St. Scholastica NCAA All-America: Outdoor Decathlon
2016 Todd Brassow Martin Luther NCAA All-America: Outdoor High Jump
2020 CJ Pillath Wisconsin-Superior NCAA All-America: Indoor Shot Put* *All qualifiers were named All-America due to COVID-19
2020 CJ Pillath Wisconsin-Superior NCAA All-America: Indoor Weight Throw*
2023 Jake Marzinske Bethany Lutheran NCAA All-America: Outdoor Triple Jump
2024 Samuel Plocher Martin Luther NCAA All-America: Indoor High Jump First-team *first year 1st and 2nd team started
2026 Samuel Plocher Martin Luther NCAA All-America: Indoor High Jump Second-team