Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala -- Dickinson senior Trevor Richwine won the national title in the men's 800 meters to headline 10 All-America performances from the Centennial Conference on the second and final day of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
In the team standings, the Johns Hopkins women led all CC teams wiith 31 points and a fifth-place finish. On the men's side, Dickinson placed 12th with 13 points, Ursinus took 20th with eight points, Hopkins placed 33rd with five points and Muhlenberg finished 51st with two points.
Richwine raced to gold in the 800 in record-breaking fashion, setting new NCAA national meet, Centennial Conference and Dickinson program records with a time of 1:48.17. That time resets a 29-year-old Centennial record (1:48.66) that was held by Haverford's Karl Paranya since January 31, 1997.
The next-best finish among CC competitors on Saturday came from Johns Hopkins' Mackenzie Setton, who took fourth in the mile at 4:47.46. Teammate Emma Kothari also grabbed All-America honors in 10th place at 5:13.88.
Dickinson's Franklyn Akabi-During and JHU's Erika Ezumba and Adriana Catalano earned their second All-America honors of the meet on Saturday. Akabi-During raced to sixth place in the 200 meters with a new CC record time of 21.36. That broke his own record of 21.44 that he set earlier this year. Catalano took sixth in the 3000 meters at 9:35.16 while Ezumba finished sixth in the shot put at 13.73m.
Muhlenberg's Chris Short broke his own CC record in the 400 meters (47.95) en route to a seventh-place finish and the first All-America accolade of his career.
The Hopkins distance duo of Caleb Tenney and Emmanuel Leblond both nabbed All-America finishes in the 3000. Tenney took 12th at 8:17.86 and Leblond took 16th at 8:26.99.
Haverford's Jory Lee finished 13th in the triple jump at 13.98m to grab second team All-America laurels.