The Florida State men finished with 52 points while second-place LSU and Auburn tied with 44. Walter Dix led Florida State, winning his third consecutive 200-meter championship, in 20.40 seconds. FSU’s Ngonidzashe Makusha won the long jump (27 feet, 2.75 inches). Auburn’s Cory Martin won both the shot put (66-9.25) and the hammer throw (243-2).
On the women’s side, LSU was led by two winners. Kelly-Ann Baptiste captured the 100 (11.20) while Nickiesha Wilson was first in the 400 hurdles (54.45). Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson won the heptathlon (6053 points) to become the first four-time champion in the history of the event.
Abilene Christian won both Division II championships. The men edged St. Augustine’s, 108.5-102, while the women won easily, with 76.5 points.
St. Augustine’s Dennis Boone was the only double-winner on the men’s side, sprinting to victory in the 100 (10.21) and the 200 (20.65). Abilene Christian winners included Raymond Radway in the 400 (46.35), Billy Walker in the 100 hurdles (13.86), Daniel Maina in the steeplechase (8:53.61), Nick Jones in the discus (187-0) and Camille Vandendreissc in the decathlon (7385 points).
Abilene Christian won four women’s events. Winrose Karunde won both the 10,000 (35:29.68) and the steeplechase (10:20.42), Keva Wilkins broke the tape in the 400 (54.05) while Linda Brivule won the javelin (169-09). Findlay’s Kirby Blackley won both the 100 hurdles (13.39) and the long jump (20-1.75).
McMurry University won its first-ever men’s Division III outdoor title with 35 points. State University of New York-Cortland was second with 33. McMurry was led by Hanneus Ollison, who won the 400 (46.40), was second in the long jump (23-6) and anchored McMurry’s victorious 4 x 100 relay squad (40.54).
Peter Kosgei of Hamilton (N.Y.) College won the steeplechase (8:55.19) and the 5000 (14:32.57). Cortland’s Amaan Siddeeq sprinted to victory in the 100 (10.59) and 200 (21.29).
Illinois Wesleyan University and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls tied for the Division III women’s national title with 35 points apiece. Wartburg College (Iowa) was third with 34.
Illinois Wesleyan was led by Rachel Anderson, who won both the 200 (24.76) and the 400 (54.35).
Other double-winners included University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy, who finished first in both the 800 (2:08.23) and the 1500 (4:23.36), plus Natalie Calderon of the University of Redlands, who won the triple jump (40-10.25) and the long jump (19-11).
