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2009 NCAA®
Division III
Men's and Women's
Indoor Track and Field
Championships
National Champions
Men's
55-Meter High Hurdles
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William Brown
Montclair State
"It feels
really good. I had some extra motivation this year.
My uncle recently passed away and he always attended my events,
so I was thinking about him while I ran." |
Men's
55-Meter Dash
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Stephen Headley
Springfield
"This feels
good. I've worked really hard all summer. I just
focus on what coach says - react and drive. I try to
simplify things and not think about it too much." |
Men's
400-Meter Dash
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Hanneus Ollison
McMurry
"It feels
good to repeat. Before every race I try to seclude myself
and focus. I ran
my race today." |
Men's
800-Meter Run
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Jimmy O'Brien
Ohio Northern
"It's nice
coming back to Rose-Hulman where I won my first championship.
It kind of
makes it special." |
Men's
Mile Run
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Peter Kosgei
Hamilton
"It felt
good. I'm excited about winning the title. When I
was running, I just knew I didn't want a photo finish." |
Men's
5,000-Meter Run
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William Kaul
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"Going in I
wanted to focus on the finish. I rely on my last 400 kick.
I made a move with about 10 laps ago to separate the contenders,
then I relaxed until the last two laps." |
Men's
4-x-400 Meter Relay
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Oneonta State
(Joe Reed, Fred Romer,
Sean Daly, Eric Theiss)
"This is
something we've dreamed about all year. The build-up and
then the win is almost surreal. We focused on handing off
the baton in first." |
Men's
Distance Medley Relay
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University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
(Nate Stymiest, Ben Zill
Ben Wizner, William Kaul)
"It has taken four
years of hard work and I've raced against (Dallas Vincent of
Wisconsin-La Crosse) before. I had to give it everything I
had for us to win." - Kaul |
Men's
High Jump
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Cody Stelzer
Whitworth
"I had to
really work hard for it. (Todd Wildman from Trinity) was
really competitive today. I've worked really hard for the
last couple of weeks. It's key to just stay calm and
relax. I got worked up a little bit but coach helped me
calm down." |
Men's
Long Jump
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Eric Bertelsen
Buena Vista
"I wanted to
use the motivation from this win to qualify for the 55-meters."
(Which Eric achieved in 6.34 seconds) |
Men's
Pentathlon
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Todd Wildman
Trinity (Texas)
"I'm too
tired to be excited, but it's nice that I had a personal best in
all five events. Everything just came together and I'm
looking forward to competing in the hurdles and high jump." |
Men's
Pole Vault
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Jake Winder
North Central
"It's all
about mental preparation. I try to put it in God's hands
and whatever happens, it's in his plan. This helps takes
the nerves out
of it for me." |
Men's
Shot Put
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Bobby Riley
Wisconsin-La Crosse
"I tried to
work on one thing at a time. This year I focused on
getting across the circle. I wanted to break the record,
but I came up short. I'm still happy with first. It
feels good to be a three-time champion." |
Men's
Triple Jump
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Alex Samma
Connecticut College
"I did not
expect to win, my goal was to just to get in the top eight.
My coach gave me really good advice, and told me to run hard.
All of the guys, especially (Isaac Bell of Christopher Newport)
deserved to win. To make it
this far is special." |
Men's
Weight Throw
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Sam Johnson
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
"It feels
great. I prepared by hitting the weight room every day and
getting strong." |
Women's
55-Meter High Hurdles
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Sumer Rohrs
Frostburg State
"It's great
to be a three-time champion. It's all about consistency.
I try to do the same thing every time. People always come
up to me and say 'you're so good' and I just respond that I'm a
good worker. It's all about hard work and dedication." |
Women's
55-Meter Dash
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Judy Bataille
Heidelberg
"I try not to
think about much before the race. I say a little prayer
before I get in the blocks, and then I just clear my mind." |
Women's
400-Meter Dash
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Robin Yerkes
Roanoke
"I wanted to
be the fastest qualifier, and now I was just focusing on being
the fastest
one at the end." |
Women's
800-Meter Run
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Ashley Graybill
St. Norbert
"For me it
really comes from the heart. It's been a lot of sacrifice,
hard work and dedication. I wanted to win really bad.
It's a dream I've been chasing for a really long time and it's
awesome." |
Women's
Mile Run
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Ayla Mitchell
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"During the
last lap, I thought 'this is it, I have to give it everything
I've got and not look back'." |
Women's
5,000-Meter Run
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Elise Tropiano
Amherst
"I went into
the race planning to run my goal pace, and I kind of fell off so
I just tried to stay in the pack. I went for it during the
last five laps. I knew I had to stay ahead of Stephanie
(McNamara) during her last kick." |
Women's
4-x-400 Meter Relay
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Wartburg
College
(Nevada Morrison, Kelsey Steffens,
Chelsey Jacobs, Hannah Baker)
"This is what
we've worked for all season. We've worked really hard
during practice and it feels great. We have amazing fans.
It really means a lot to hear them down the backstretch." - Team
quote |
Women's
Distance Medley Relay
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Tufts
University
(Amy Wilfert, Halsey Stebbins,
Jackie Ferry, Stephanie McNamara)
"On the
backstretch, I tried to make the pass around the corner. I
backed off a little, then got a kick with about 100 meters to
go, and I knew I had it. I had to keep going. It was
tight and it feels great to have a repeat." - McNamara |
Women's
High Jump
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Marlee Berg
Westfield State
"It's really
exciting. It takes lots of practice. You must
visualize winning and focus on the first jump, because it's
misses that can really decide the winner." |
Women's
Long Jump
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Caitlin
Schetter
Wisconsin-La Crosse
"A big part
of this win was that I have great teammates that push me every
day. It's very exciting. Being defending champion, I
wasn't as relaxed as normal but I knew I had it in me, because
I've had some good jumps
already this season." |
Women's
Pole Vault
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Rachel Secrest
North Central College
"It feels
great. I've been working really hard over the past three
years and it's exciting to have things come together. It's
great to have teammates there supporting me." |
Women's
Pentathlon
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Ashley Huston
Hardin-Simmons
"You have to
go in expecting to have a fun day. You have to make
friends with the competition. Everyone has to encourage
each other. We're in it together. It was even more
special because it was the first one ever." |
Women's
Shot Put
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Monique Riddick
Montclair State
"It was a
repeat of last year. Coach said that I can do this, so I
just relaxed and thought 'I got this'." |
Women's
Triple Jump
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Akeye Aimable
Wartburg
"I knew I had
to do something to get on the board. My coach told me that
I had to think that I'm going to win to do my best, so that's
what I did." |
Women's
Weight Throw
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Julia Hopson
Fredonia S U N Y
"It's most
difficult for me to stay calm. I have to concentrate on my
technique before each throw." |
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