Widener University's (Pa.) Lauren Lucci's second throw made the difference in the women's shot put at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Lucci's toss of 47-4 1/4 gave her the national title Saturday (May 24).
University of Chicago's (Ill.) Nicole Murphy was close in the runner-up slot, ending in second-place by just over eight inches at 46-8.
University of Wisconsin-River Falls' Vicki Cooper, a repeat All-American, took third-place at 46-3 1/4. Luther College's (Iowa) Jessica Jewell ended in fourth-place with a mark of 45-8 and Copper's teammate Krista Hasselquist, also a repeat All-American, grabbed fifth-place with a heave of 45-7 1/4.
Rachael Clark of Christopher Newport University (Va.) captured sixth-place with a toss of 45-3 1/2, Alyssa Pirinelli of St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) took seventh-place with a heave of 45-0 1/4 and Allyson Tobin of Otterbein College (Ohio) grabbed eighth-place with a launch of 44-8 1/4 to round out the All-America performances.