Men's Track and Field | 05/27/22 | 12:27 AM
Gulf Shores, Ala. – Carroll Track & Field had a spectacular Day 2 at the NAIA Outdoor Championships.
Lee Walburn won his second consecutive National Championship in the Decathlon. He surpassed his personal record for overall points - setting a new school record – and scored almost 700 more points than last year's competition. In individual events he had personal bests in the 100m, 400m, and Pole Vault.
Brett Glaser also competed in the event and placed 12
th in in his first ever national level Decathlon.
Carroll's throwers came away with two All-American performances.
Nikki Krueger placed 4
th in the Shot Put, closing out a tremendous career at Carroll that included an Indoor National Championship in 2021 and two other All-American outings at Nationals.
Garrett Kocab placed 8
th in the Discus to cap off a strong season in which he also broke Carroll's school record. Kocab improved from last year when he placed 10
th, narrowly missing All-American.
"It's hard to top a day with 3 All-Americans," said Head Coach
Harry Clark. "Lee and Nikki were as steady as ever, and it was fun to see Garrett grab his first All-American award!"
Van Gottwals competed at Nationals for the first time. His 800m race was his second fastest open mark of his career, but he didn't move on to the final.
Friday afternoon,
Shamrock Campbell will Triple Jump and
Madde Boles will High Jump. Boles is currently tied for the 6
th highest clearance in the competitor list.
Reghan Worley will compete in the 5000m. Due to weather delays, the preliminary round was cancelled and all competitors will race in the final.
The following are helpful links for keeping up with the competition:
Men's Meet Schedule & Info -
https://www.naia.org/sports/mtrack-out/2021-22/Releases/Shedule_Results
Women's Meet Schedule & Info -
https://www.naia.org/sports/wtrack-out/2021-22/Releases/Schedule_Results
Heat/Flight Sheets & Live Results -
https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=5083
Livestream -
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/?SPSID=644848&SPID=98897&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900
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