Contacts
Larry Cole
Track and Field Coach
Meet Director
Phone: (812) 877-8509
Fax: (812) 877-8407
Matt Sinclair
Facility Director
Assistant Meet Director
Phone:
(812) 877-8031
Kevin Lanke
Sports Information Director
Phone:
(812) 877-8180
Toll Free Number
1-800-248-7448
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2007 NCAA®
Division III
Men's and Women's
Indoor Track and Field
Championships
Men's National Champions
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Men's Weight
Throw:
Brandon Houle
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"It
feels awesome to be at the top. This is my third year
here. I've been second and third, so it's great to finally
be the champion. I was just trying to throw it past 19
meters. I knew if I got it that far, I had a chance to
win." |
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Men's Long
Jump:
Greg Tyson
Heidelberg
"As
the defending national champion, I just wanted to defend my
title. There were a lot of great jumpers here. On my final
jump with a really good jumper behind me, I knew I just had to
go out and give it my all." |

"The first thing I needed to do was get ahead of the three
guys in front of me and close the gap between us and the top
pair of runners, then rely on our anchor to bring it home." --
Nate Boehlke"I
just wanted to inch closer and closer with each lap and keep
pushing harder. I found myself in a good position behind
the NYU guy, forcing myself faster and faster, and ran the race
of my life." -- William Kaul |
Men's Distance
Medley Relay:
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"With
the first leg of the race, being the inside lane, I just wanted
to get out quickly and not get boxed in. That is what I
did and that kept us in it." -- Andrew McGuire "I
just needed to keep up with the pack and not fall behind.
I needed to move us up and get it into the hands of our third
leg." -- A.J. Hollanquest |
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Men's Pole
Vault:
Kevin Clark
Elizabethtown
"There
were a lot of great pole vaulters here, and it was great to have
that battle to the end. I knew I could make that final
vault if I just stuck to my routine." |
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Men's Mile Run:
Will Leer
Pomona-Pitzer
"It
is just awesome to be here. (Brian Butzler and Mike Flint)
are great runners, and I knew that they would be pushing me hard
the entire race. I was just praying that I would still
have enough in me for the last 200 meters." |
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Men's 55-Meter
Hurdles:
Kenddrick Gibbons
Lincoln
"After
fracturing my toe three weeks ago and taking a spill at the end
of the preliminaries yesterday, I knew that I had to have
perfect form today. I am just glad to be able to help my
team out in this race." |
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Men's 400-Meter
Dash:
Bobby Young
Lincoln
"It
feels great to help my team and defend my title. I just
ran hard and kept running harder with each turn." |
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Men's Shot Put:
Bobby Riley
Wisconsin-La Crosse
"I
was feeling really good going in, and I knew if I could just get
my hand behind it and get one strong throw in, I could get it." |
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Men's 55-Meter
Dash:
Eddie Bynum
Salem State
"I
just wanted to keep my mind clear and keep good form coming off
the blocks. You never expect to be the national champion,
so to do this feels awesome." |
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Men's High
Jump:
Nick Stanisavljevic
SUNY-Brockport
"It
feels great to be here and compete. Going into each jump,
I just concentrated on my mechanics and did what I needed to do." |
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Men's 800-Meter
Run:
Jimmy O'Brien
Ohio Northern
"For
the first few laps, I just wanted to stay toward the top and not
get boxed in. At the end, I just gave it everything.
Being a sophomore with the Indoor Nationals at Ohio Northern
University next year, I just hope I'll get the chance to defend
the title in front of our home crowd." |
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Men's Triple
Jump:
Kamar James
Fisk
"It
was a real privilege to come out and represent my school.
I just wanted to come out and give it my best." |
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Men's
5,000-Meter Run:
Fred Joslyn
SUNY-Cortland
"It
feels so awesome to win this race. I just wanted to stay
toward the front. I knew I had a good kick, so I didn't
care if I was first or fifth as long as I could see the front
ahead of me. I knew I could hang in there." |
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Men's 4-x-400
Meter Relay:
Wisconsin-La Crosse
"Coming
into that final lap, I knew that (Cory Wright) was right behind
me, so I just ran my hardest. I just wanted to leave
everything on the track." -- Tony Marcinek |
Women's National Champions
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Women's Long
Jump:
Alecia Watson
City College of New York
"It
feels great to be a national champion. I just wanted to
compete down to the end." |
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Women's Pole
Vault:
Megan Rossi
North Central College
"It
is great to be here. I was just thinking of concentrating
on the process. I didn't even know the height - I didn't
want to know the height. I just wanted to concentrate on
the process." |
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Women's Weight
Throw:
Terri Schwamb
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"We've
had a lot of really talented girls on our team, so it was great
to get a chance to come out and show what I could do. I
was shooting for a personal record, as I do with each meet, and
just gave it my best." |
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Women's High
Jump:
Jennifer Harlow
Wheaton (Mass.)
"I
had a really good practice yesterday and felt great coming into
today. But after a false start in the hurdles, I had to
pull together and give a strong final jump." |

"I knew that
with (Bobbi Arand) having already run two races today, I needed
to run the best four laps of my life for the team." -- Jessica
Scott"I
knew that if I could keep it close into the final turn I could
sprint and pull us into the lead." -- Marcia Taddy |
Women's
Distance Medley Relay:
Wisconsin-Platteville
"I
knew I had a good mile time, so I needed to give my final race
of the day my all and keep my team in this." -- Emma Dreis "I
knew that once I got the baton that I needed to maintain our
position or move up if I was going to give my team a chance." --
Bobbi Arand |
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Women's Triple
Jump:
Alecia Watson
City College of New York
"The
triple jump is my favorite of the jumping events, so it was
great to win this event as well. I'm just taking it all
in." |
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Women's Shot
Put:
Rachael Clark
Christopher Newport
"It
was a great experience. There are a lot of great throwers
here. I couldn't even watch the final throw. I knew
that on my final and winning throw, I needed to get a lot of
power and drive through the circle." |
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Women's Mile
Run:
Marcia Taddy
Wisconsin-Platteville
"Being
the defending champion, it was great to defend my title.
Going into the last lap I was in second place, but I still had a
kick left. So I gave it my all and came out on top." |
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Women's
55-Meter Hurdles:
Sumer Rohrs
Frostburg State
"I
was just trying to be the first to the first set of hurdles.
I knew if I did that, I could win it." |
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Women's
400-Meter Dash:
Rachel Anderson
Illinois Wesleyan
"As
the defending national champion, there was a lot of pressure
today. I was glad to be able to defend the title. My
coaches had prepared me well, so coming into the final lap, I
knew I was where I needed to be." |
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Women's
55-Meter Dash:
Mechelle Barnwell
City College of New York
"After
qualifying with the top time three years in a row, it was great
finally winning it my senior year. I wanted to just come
off the blocks strong, keep my knees up and push to the end." |
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Women's
800-Meter Run:
Marcia Taddy
Wisconsin-Platteville
"It
feels amazing to get this third win (also the DMR and mile).
I ran the first 400 hard, so I just tried to maintain the next
300 and give it all I have left for the last 100." |
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Women's
5,000-Meter Run:
Ellen Davis
Wesleyan
"It
feels great to win this. There are a lot of great girls
here, so it is an honor. I wanted to make my move at a
mile and a half, and I'm glad I stuck to my guns." |
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Women's
4-x-400 Meter Relay:
Texas Lutheran
"We
came into this with the faith and confidence that we could win
this, and thank God for the opportunity. We just ran our
race and let God do the rest." |
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