McMurry University (Texas) pulled away to win its second consecutive men's 400-meter relay on Saturday (May 24) with a time of 40.54 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship.  The same quartet of Chris Kelley, John Mikalik, Bert Green and Hanneus Ollison won the title in 2007 with a time of 40.51.

Nebraska Wesleyan University's team of Dan Bittner, Matt Glasnapp, Austin Novotny and Andy Coppersmith took second place with a mark of 40.77.  Christopher Newport University (Va.) followed closely in the third position at 40.78 with the foursome of Matthew Griffis, Charles Washington, Greg Jones and Leroy Harper Jr.

Fourth place went to Illinois Wesleyan University with a time of 41.09, Ramapo College (N.J.) came in fifth place at 41.21 and New Jersey City University took sixth with a time of 41.22.

Rounding out the top eight were seventh-place University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a time of 41.23 and State University of New York-Cortland in eighth place in a time of 41.71.

 

All-America Finishes
Place	Name	School	Performance
1	Chris Kelley, John Mikalik, Bert Green, Hanneus Ollison	McMurry University (Texas)	40.54
2	Dan Bittner, Matt Glasnapp, Austin Novotny, Andy Coppersmith	Nebraska Wesleyan University	40.77
3	Matthew Griffis, Charles Washington, Greg Jones, Leroy Harper Jr	Christopher Newport University (Va.)	40.78
4	Segun Olopo, Azizuddin Rose, Mike Conti, Matthew Harden	Illinois Wesleyan University	41.09
5	Joshua Simmons, Shaquan Brown, Carlos Amarilla, Chris Zeigler	Ramapo College (N.J.)	41.21
6	Marcus Lee, Jaymark Bailey, Marc Robinson, Sherman Goree	New Jersey City University	41.22
7	Brad Koback, Pat Leonard, Nick Ver Duin, Keith Ingram	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	41.23
8	Kevin Ma, John Riese, Stanley Cadet, Matt Bieringer	State University of New York-Cortland	41.71