The Arizona Wildcats men's and women's track and field team is dotted with All-America honors.
Stephen Sambu earned his second straight first-team All-America honor in the 10,000 meters and his first first-team All-America honor in the 5,000 meters.
Other men honored: Lawi Lalang, 5,000 meters, first team and 1,500 meters, second team; Bozidar Antunovic, shot put, first team; Tyler Johnson, hammer throw, first team; Nick Ross, high jump, first team and triple jump, second team; Edgar Rivera-Morales, high jump, second team; Jovon Cunningham, triple jump, second team; James Eichberger, 800 meters, second team.
UA women honored: Brigetta Barrett, high jump, first team; the quartet of Shapri Romero, Echos Blevins, Tamara Pridgett and Georganne Moline, 4x400 relay, first team; Elvin Kibet, 10,000 meters, first team and 5,000 meters, second team; Jen Bergman, 10,000 meters, second team; Taylor Bush, hammer throw, second team.
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UA softball
Cats finish season with No. 13 ranking
After finishing the season 38-19, the Arizona Wildcats on Tuesday were ranked No. 13 in the final ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll.
The UA missed the Women's College World Series for the second straight season. The Wildcats finished 2011 ranked 11th.
Alabama, this year's WCWS champion, received all 20 first-place votes in the poll. Oklahoma, which eliminated the Wildcats and later lost the best-of-three final series, was ranked second.
The Pac-12 claimed the next three slots - No. 3 Cal, No. 4 Arizona State and No. 5 Oregon. Washington was ranked No. 14, Stanford No. 20 and UCLA No. 21.
Miscellaneous
Medical examiner: Swimmer had heart disease
FLAGSTAFF - Norwegian swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen, who collapsed at a training camp here in April, died of heart disease, according to a medical examiner's statement released Tuesday.
The Coconino County medical examiner's office said Dale Oen, 26, suffered from atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, which means Dale Oen would have had arterial blockages.
• Kurt Busch will return to Phoenix Racing when his one-week NASCAR suspension ends today.
Busch met Tuesday with team owner James Finch, and the duo agreed to move forward to this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway.
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