2018 NCAA Spring Championships

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Middlebury has claimed the title in DIII men's tennis, defeating Bowdoin 5-3. This is the third title in program history for Middlebury and their first since 2010. Their path to the title included:

vs. Wilkes - W 5-0
vs. Johns Hopkins - W 5-1
vs. Whitman - W 5-1
vs. Emory - W 5-3
vs. Bowdoin - W 5-3

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It was a wild and crazy tournament in DI women's golf, that saw Arizona claim their fourth national title in program history and their first since 2000. Just getting into bracket match play was a challenge for the Wildcats, as they won a sudden death playoff with Baylor to make it to the final eight team bracket.

As the #8 seed in the bracket, their first match was against #1 UCLA, in which they won 3-2. In the semifinals, they defeated #5 Stanford 4-1. Then, in the finals, they defeated #2 Alabama 3-2.

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Just like their women's golf counterparts, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps claimed their first national title in program history last night in DIII women's tennis, by defeating Emory 5-4. Their path to the title included:

vs. Whitman - W 5-0
vs. Pomona Pitzer - W 5-0
vs. MIT - W 5-0
vs. Williams - W 5-3
vs. Emory - W 5-4

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Day 1 All-Americans from Ohio colleges at track and field nationals in DIII:

Madison Reed (3.95m; 12' 11.5") from Ohio Northern wins DIII women's pole vault national championship. Her teammate, Maggie Krause (3.65m; 11' 11.75") also finished 8th.

John Carroll's Nick Colby (51.46m; 168' 10") finishes 6th in men's discus in DIII. John Carroll's Hayden Snow (7.26m; 23' 10") finished 5th in men's long jump.

In DIII women's discus, Monique Newton (50.14m; 164' 6") from Oberlin was crowned national champion in women's discus. Arlesha Cospy (46.54m; 152' 8") from Denison also finished 4th in women's discus.

Mount Union's Alexianna Johnson (5.69m; 18' 8") finished 8th in the women's long jump.

Muskingum's Tristen Wiles (39.92m; 131') finishes 8th in the women's javelin.

After day one of the championships in DIII, women's standings are as follows: Washington (St. Louis) (19points), Illinois Wesleyan (18points) and third is Ohio Northern (10.5points). On the men's side: Montclair State, North Central (Ill.) and Wisconsin-Stout are all tied for first with 10 points.

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Day 1 All-Americans from Ohio colleges at track and field nationals in DII:

James Ngandu (29:19.91) of Tiffin wins the men's 10k.

Marcus Myers (67.05m; 219' 11") of Walsh wins the men's hammer throw. Alex Hill (62.76m; 205' 11") and Nick Zak (62.05m; 203' 7"), both of Ashland, place 3rd and 4th in the men's hammer throw.

Vincent Vogel (7.47m; 24' 6.25") of Tiffin, places 7th in the men's long jump.

Mackenzie Leigh (59.96m; 196' 9") and Natalie Helenthal (58.16m; 190' 10"), both from Ashland, place 5th and 6th in the women's hammer throw.

Ursuline's Janelle Perry (5.95m; 19' 6.25") places 8th in the women's long jump.

Standings after day one.

Women's: Azusa Pacific (13 points); Slippery Rock (12 points); Wayne State, West Texas A&M, Alaska-Anchorage (10 points each).

Men's: Grand Valley State (14 points); Tiffin (12 points); Ashland (11 points).

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Although not NCAA, but Ariel Young of Ohio Christian placed 5th in the women's 10k at the NAIA national championships. To go along with Katie Browning of Rio Grande placing third in the pole vault.

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All-Americans from Ohio colleges at the DII national championships in track and field yesterday (day 2) were:

In the high jump, several players earned All-American. Myles Pringle (2.15m; 7' 0.5") from Ashland earned runner-up honors. Cameron Burrows (2.12m; 6' 11.5") of Tiffin earned a 4th place finish.

There were also a couple in the men's discus throw. Alex Hill (54.96m; 180' 4") of Ashland earned a 4th place finish. Marcus Myers (52.57m; 172' 5") of Walsh earned a 7th place finish.

Standing after day two:

Women: Angelo State (24.5); Lincoln (18); Western State & Missouri Southern (17)

Men: Ashland (24); Tiffin (17); Texas A&M-KIngsville & Chico State (16)

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All-Americans from Ohio colleges at the DIII national championships in track and field yesterday (day 2) were:

In the men's javelin, Jaquill Scott (62.65m; 205' 6") from Mount Union earned All-America with a 7th place finish.

In the women's shot put, Monique Newton (14.78m; 48' 6") of Oberlin, earned runner-up honors.

Cirrus Robinson (1.74m; 5' 8.5") from Ohio Wesleyan earned the national championship in the women's high jump.

Jason Coon (17.04m; 55' 11") from Capital earned a third place finish in the men's shot put. Sean Sherman (16.49m; 54' 1.25") of Mount Union also earned All-American in men's shot put with a 7th place finish.

In the decathlon, Nate Newman (6.708 point) of Ohio Wesleyan earned All-American honors with a 4th place finish.

Team standings after two days are:

Women: George Fox (20); Illinois Wesleyan (19.5); SUNY Geneseo & Washington-St. Louis (19).

Men: George Fox (18); Dubuque (16); Williams (14).

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Lynn has claimed their first ever title in DII men's golf yesterday. They defeated West Florida 3-2 in the match play championship. The championship literally came down to the final hole. After four golfers had finished for each team, both teams were tied at 2-2, then, it came down to the anchors, and Lynn won the title on the 18th hole.

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Mount Union has won the DIII national championship in men's track and field. They won the title with only 36 points, followed by North Central (35) and Rowan (27). This was their second title in program history, with their other coming in 2014. All-Americans from Ohio colleges on day 3 included:

In the men's pole vault, Matt Keim (4.90m; 16' 0.75") of Mount Union claimed 7th place.

In the men's 4x100m, John Carroll (40.66) claimed a 3rd place finish.

Mason Plant (14.22) of Mount Union claimed the national championship in the 110m hurdles.

Mount Union claimed another national championship in the 400m with AJ Digby (46.07).

Pierce Burnam (51.82) of Wilmington claimed a 6th place finish in the 400m hurdles.

Mount Union cemented their national championship with a national title in the 4x400m (3:08.10). Not only claiming the title, but breaking the DIII record.

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George Fox and UMass Boston shared the national title in DIII women's track with 44 points each, followed by Washington-St Louis (38). For George Fox, it was their first title in program history. For UMass-Boston, it was their second and first since 1986. All-Americans from Ohio colleges on day 3 included:

Emily Richards (4:25.08) from Ohio Northern claimed the national championship in the 1500m. She also claimed the national title in the 800m (2:04.22).

Kelly Brennan (2:10.65) of Baldwin Wallace claimed a 6th place finish in the 800m.

Lilah Drafts-John (59.34) of Oberlin claimed the national title in the 400m hurdles.

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For the second time in three years, and the fourth time in program history, California has won the DI rowing national championship. They claimed the championship with 130 points, followed by Washington with 128 points and Texas with 115 points.

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Central Oklahoma has claimed their first national title in program history in DII rowing. Although the point standings won't show it, they destroyed their competition, winning the title with 18 points. Followed by Western Washington with 14 and Florida Tech with 13.

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Bates has claimed their second consecutive national championship in DIII rowing, and their third in program history (all in the past 4 years). They claimed the title with 56 team points, and Wellesley finished runner-up with 45 points.

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For the first time in program history, Texas A&M-Kingsville has won the DII national title in men's track & field. They won the title with 65 points, followed by Ashland with 51 and Tiffin with 50. Day 3 All-Americans from colleges in Ohio included:

Tiffin claimed a runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay (39.83).

Myles Pringle (45.35) of Ashland claimed the national title in the 400m. He then came back and claimed an 8th place finish in the 200m (21.28).

Jonte Baker (10.36) claimed 5th and Reginald Thomas (10.54) claimed 7th in the 100m, both from Tiffin.

James Ngandu (14:04.85) of Tiffin claimed a 4th place finish in the 5k.

Ashland claimed the national title in the 4x400m relay (3:07.66).

Tiffin's Jalon Monigan (15.70m; 51' 6.25") finished 3rd in the triple jump.

Nik Curtis (18.75m; 61' 6.25"; a grad of Lancaster) finished as runner-up in the shot put. Elijah Talk (18.31m; 60' 1") finished as 3rd in the shot put.

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Lincoln (Missouri) claimed their 8th national title in program history in DII women's track & field, winning the title with 60 points. They were followed by St. Augustine's with 48.5 and Angelo State with 42.5. The All-Americans from Ohio colleges in day 3 included:

Sarah Berger (4:22.22) of Walsh claimed the national title in the 1500m. Her teammate, Andra Lehotay (4:25.25) earned 6th in the same event.

Janelle Perry (13.35) of Ursuline claimed the national title in the 100m hurdles. Milani Glass of Findlay claimed 7th in the same event.

Megan Tomei (15.54m; 51') of Ashland finished in 4th in the shot put.

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Merrimack has claimed their first DII men's lacrosse national title in program history, and did so in dominating fashion. Merrimack, the #1 seed, defeated #2 Saint Leo 23-6 in the championship game on Sunday. Their path to the title included:

vs. #4 NYIT - W 24-6
vs. #2 Seton Hill - W 16-9
vs. #2 Saint Leo - W 23-6

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Wesleyan (Connecticut) has claimed their first ever national title in DIII men's lacrosse, defeating Salisbury 8-6. Their path to the title included:

vs. SUNY Cortland - W 16-12
vs. Cabrini - W 12-7
vs. Tufts - W 12-11
vs. RIT - W 19-18
vs. Salisbury - W 8-6

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In yet another lacrosse championship where the national champion was a first-time winner, James Madison defeated Boston College 16-15 in DI women's lacrosse to win the national title. This was James Madison's first title in program history, and it was the second year in a row that Boston College is the national runner-up. James Madison's path to the title included:

vs. Virginia - W 15-12
vs. #6 Florida - W 11-8
vs. #2 North Carolina - W 15-12
vs. #4 Boston College - W 16-15

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For the first time in program history, 3rd seed Yale has claimed the national title, defeating #4 Duke 13-11 earlier today. Their path to the title included:

vs. Massachussetts - W 15-13
vs. #6 Loyola (MD) - W 8-5
vs. #2 Albany - W 20-11
vs. #4 Duke - W 13-11