D3- Ruginski repeats as Triple Jump champion, Mitchell Black wins the 800m
USM's Jamie Ruginski saved his best for last, the defending national champion found himself in second place with one jump remaining in the competition. Like any champion he dug down and was able to put out his best jump of the competition as he leaped 49-0 1/4, the effort was good enough to jump ahead of Chris Perry of Bridgewater St into first place. The win gave Jamie his second straight indoor title, and the last 3 triple jump titles including outdoor. The most decorated track and field athlete in school history has shown he performs at his best when the pressure is on.
1 598 Jamie Ruginski SR Southern Maine 14.94m 49-00.25 10
14.30m 14.44m 14.44m 14.72m 14.70m 14.94m
2 479 Chris Perry SR Bridgewater St. 14.75m 48-04.75 8
14.25m PASS 14.54m PASS 14.75m 14.28m
3 708 Jerry Williams SO Wis.-Stevens Point 14.58m 47-10.00 6
13.38m 13.93m 14.19m 14.10m 14.40m 14.58m
4 713 Mike Cournia FR Wis.-Whitewater 14.48m 47-06.25 5
14.12m FOUL 14.48m 14.03m FOUL FOUL
5 500 Dominique Torres JR Christopher Newport 14.37m 47-01.75 4
14.04m FOUL 14.37m FOUL 14.17m FOUL
6 583 Phillip Dowell JR Ramapo 14.34m 47-00.75 3
14.23m 14.34m 14.20m FOUL 14.20m 14.28m
7 510 Wallace Branche JR Denison 14.33m 47-00.25 2
13.61m 14.01m 14.33m 13.46m 13.93m 13.93m
8 664 Cody Prince SR Wis.-Eau Claire 14.25m 46-09.00 1
14.03m 13.58m 13.96m 14.25m 14.08m 14.15m
9 516 Max Hoberman JR Emory 14.08m 46-02.50
13.69m 14.08m 13.83m 13.88m 13.68m 13.37m
10 613 Jared Lewis FR Stockton 14.03m 46-00.50
14.03m FOUL FOUL
11 509 Ta'riq Thomas FR Delaware Valley 13.89m 45-07.00
13.85m 13.89m FOUL
12 651 Ameer Sorrell JR Widener 13.75m 45-01.50
FOUL 13.75m FOUL
12 542 Arinze Okeke FR MIT 13.75m 45-01.50
13.75m FOUL FOUL
14 485 Josiah Thomas SO Buffalo State 13.51m 44-04.00
FOUL FOUL 13.51m
15 474 Umar Moore JR Bethany (W.V.) 13.42m 44-00.50
FOUL FOUL 13.42m
Mitchell Black of Tufts ran the 4th fastest time (1:49.16) in D3 history in the 800m earlier in the year, the junior qualified for the 800m final with the fastest time in the prelims (1:52.91), and in the final he ran his way to a his first national championship as he clocked 1:51.94 to win by over a second. Black placed third in the 800m a year ago.
Black came back just over a hour after the 800m to run a leg on Tufts 7th place 4x400m relay earning another All-American award. With his two All-American awards this weekend it brings his total to 7 in his career including indoor & outdoors.
Finals 1 620 Mitchell Black JR Tufts 1:51.94 10 2 529 Michael Harnish SR Lebanon Valley 1:52.95 8 3 528 Andrew Carey SR Johns Hopkins 1:54.11 6 4 483 Seth Woodson SR Buena Vista 1:54.81 5 5 487 Thomas Vandenberg SR Carnegie Mellon 1:54.98 4 6 576 Jalen Weaver SR Olivet 1:55.10 3 7 514 Lee Cattanach JR Eastern Conn. St. 1:55.49 2 8 584 Jeremy Hernandez FR Ramapo 1:55.91 1
The Colby College women's 4x400 (Emily Tolman, Emily Doyle, Michaela Athanasopoulos, McKayla Branch) finished 6th to earn All-American status. The Mules clocked 3:53.12 to finish second in section 1.
USM also competed in section 1, the Huskies finished 10th with a 3:55.23 effort.
1 Wis.-La Crosse 3:49.89 3 10
1) 352 Claire Gordee JR 2) 351 Kaitlyn Francour SR
3) 353 Bria Halama JR 4) 355 Shannon Klein SR
2 Wis.-Eau Claire 3:49.94 3 8
1) 343 Brooke Patterson SR 2) 346 Steph Rouse SR
3) 347 Jess Rupnow SO 4) 345 Jessie Reineck SO
3 Wis.-Oshkosh 3:50.19 2 6
1) 370 Caitlyn McCormick JR 2) 366 Stephanie Jahn SR
3) 365 Becklyn Hunter SR 4) 374 Kylee Verhasselt SR
4 Central College 3:51.34 1 5
1) 137 Abigail Davis JR 2) 139 Camie Kibbee SR
3) 141 Kate Patton FR 4) 140 Allie McBroom JR
5 Illinois Wesleyan 3:52.62 3 4
1) 186 Maddison Zimmer SO 2) 181 Angela Herrmann JR
3) 176 Emily Diaz SO 4) 175 Allie Boudreau SR
6 Colby 3:53.12 1 3
1) 148 Emily Doyle JR 2) 146 Michaela Athanasopoulos SO
3) 147 McKayla Blanch SO 4) 149 Emily Tolman JR
7 TCNJ 3:53.24 2 2
1) 293 Joy Spriggs JR 2) 290 Michelle Cascio SR
3) 292 Kristen Randolph SO 4) 289 Katelyn Ary SR
8 Wis.-Stout 3:53.29 2 1
1) 383 Jada Hamilton JR 2) 386 Laurisa Titterud JR
3) 385 Alex Titterud JR 4) 382 Molly Brion JR
9 Wartburg 3:53.59 1
1) 316 Taylor Moore SR 2) 318 Taylor Officer SO
3) 317 Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch JR 4) 315 Kayla Kregel SR
10 Southern Maine 3:55.23 1
1) 267 Nicole Kirk JR 2) 268 Anna Whitaker SR
3) 395 Emily Panceira * SR 4) 266 Peyton Dostie SR