We had a fantastic weekend hosting the Division 3 Indoor Track and Field National Championship. Three Division 3 records were broken (Luke Winder of North Central in the men's pole vault - 18'01", Nia Joyner of Illinois Wesleyan in the women's 60m - 7.49, and Amy Regan of Stevens - women's 3000 - 9:30.80) as well as multiple facility records. Three people won multiple events (Regan won the women's 3k and 5K, Kim Gallavan of Baldwin-Wallace won the women's shot put and weight throw, and Josh Thorson of UW-Eau Claire won the men's 3k and 5k). UW-Eau Claire won the men's championship while Baldwin-Wallace won on the women's side.
As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, and that was definitely the case with the Championship. It took months of work from our planning committee, special thanks to Eloise Miller '15, Ben Cooprider, and Justin Thaxton, as well as those on the NCAA committee. We had great help from our entire department, as well as countless students, staff (Facilities Management, Dining Services, Conference Ops, etc), community member, and alumni. Thanks to all for such a great weekend!
