Recap - Day Three of the 2023 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship - Cascade Collegiate Conference Skip To Main Content

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Recap - Day Three of the 2023 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship

MARION, Ind. - [RESULTS] The final day of the 2023 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship saw Life (Ga.) crowned the champion. The Running Eagles are taking home the red banner. The Thunderbirds came up shy but put up a great fight with a runner-up finish.

The Cascade Collegiate Conference had eight individuals and one team reach All-American status-
University of British Columbia’s Spencer Hardy (1500m)
University of British Columbia’s John Perrier (5000m)
College of Idaho Braden Heath (3000m Steeple)
Eastern Oregon University’s Justin Ash (3000m Steeple)
Eastern Oregon University’s Tanner Nett (Shot Put)
Lewis-Clark State College’s London Kirk (400m)
Multnomah University’s Dixon, Fornasari-Banguera, Soto, Sol (4x100 relay)
Multnomah University’s Donte Sol (100m)
Multnomah University’s Donte Sol (200m)
 
[TEAM RESULTS] UBC settled with a team score of 41 for a second-place finish. Multnomah was next in 18th place with a team score of 17.25. Eastern Oregon landed in 24th place with a team score of 13.25. Lewis-Clark and Southern Oregon followed, T-37th with a team score of 8. College of Idaho held on, T-76th with a team score of one to round out the CCC.
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  • Caleb Pouliot of The Master's (Calif.) beat the defending pole vault champion by 0.10m for a mark of 5.10m. 
  • Seth Alexander of Xavier (La.) won his first triple jump title with a mark of 15.39m. This title is the first time any Xavier student-athlete has won an individual title. 
  • Dylan Kucera of Midland (Neb.) defended his shot put title with a mark of 19.41m. This mark is the closest to the current record for the shot put at 20.06m.
  • Peter Shippy of Dordt (Iowa) won his first 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.68 after running it at the championship for the first time in 2022. 
  • Indiana Tech won the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.17 and beat out the defending champions Life (Ga.), by a margin of 0.13 seconds. 
  • Jason Bowers of Cumberland (Tenn.) won his first 1,500m title with a time of 3:47.25.
  • Tajean Houston of Texas Wesleyan won the title in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.87. 
  • Saminu Abdul-Rasheed of Florida Memorial beat the defending champion to win the 100m title with a time of 10.23 seconds. 
  • Keishon Franklin of Southeastern won his first 400m title with a time of 46.57 seconds. 
  • Will Reemtsma of St. Ambrose (Iowa) defended his 2022 title in the 400m hurdles with a 50.84-second win. 
  • Senzo Sokhela became a three-time national champion in the 800m with a time of 1:48.78.
  • Phemelo Matlhabe of Life (Ga.) defended his 2022 title in the 200m with a time of 20.51 seconds.
  • Emad Bashir-Mohammed of Saint Mary (Kan.) won his first 5,000m title with a time of 14:33.76.
  • Indiana Tech won the 4x400m relay with 3:07.94 time. 
  • Life (Ga.) surpassed British Columbia on the final day of the meet to win the men's red banner with a total of 55 points. This is the sixth title that the Running Eagles have won. 
  • British Columbia followed with a total of 41 points. 
  • Awards
·       Outstanding Performer: Dylan Kucera of Midland (Neb.)
·       Most Valuable Performer: Phemelo Matlhabe of Life (Ga.)
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