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."

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."

Hanneus Ollison
McMurry

"It feels good to repeat.  Before every race I try to seclude myself and focus.  I ran
my race today."

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."

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."

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."

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."

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

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."

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)

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."

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."

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."

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."

Sam Johnson
Wisconsin-Eau Claire

"It feels great.  I prepared by hitting the weight room every day and getting strong."

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."

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."

Robin Yerkes
Roanoke

"I wanted to be the fastest qualifier, and now I was just focusing on being the fastest
one at the end."

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."

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'."

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."

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

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

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."

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."

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."

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."

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'."

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."

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."