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Men’s Indoor Track & Field are national champs

Posted 7:36 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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The UW-L men’s indoor track and field team captured its 17th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III indoor championship March 15. The 17 indoor crowns are the most in NCAA III history. The Eagles finished with 63.5 team points, winning their second straight indoor title and 10th in the last 14 seasons. The women's team took second.

[caption id="attachment_4401" align="alignleft" width="222"]Image of Dominique Neloms jumping in the air Dominique Neloms, of UW-L’s Men’s Track Team, won the long jump March 14, at the 17th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III indoor championship.[/caption] The UW-L men’s indoor track & field team captured its 17th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III indoor championship March 15. The 17 indoor crowns are the most in NCAA III history. The Eagles finished with 63.5 team points, winning their second straight indoor title and 10th in the last 14 seasons. UW-L has now won a nation-leading 29 NCAA III championships (17 indoor; 12 outdoor). The 12 outdoor crowns are also the best in Division III history. See more about the championship.

Women place second

The UW-L women’s indoor track & field team finished second at the NCAA III indoor championships March 15. It’s the fifth time in school history the Eagles have placed second at the NCAA III indoor championships. Read more.

Track coaches take national honors

Men's track & field head coach Josh Buchholtz and women's track & field assistant coach Katie Wagner have earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national honors. Buchholtz was named USTFCCCA Men's Indoor National Coach of the Year while Wagner earned the USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year title. Both received USTFCCCA Midwest Region honors earlier in the year. Find out more. Image of Men's track team.

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