Point Park wins close race for RSC Men's Outdoor Track & Field title

Point Park wins close race for RSC Men's Outdoor Track & Field title

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Point Park wins close race for RSC Men's Outdoor Track & Field title

EATON, Ohio (FINAL RESULTS) – In a photo finish for the team title, Point Park University edged Cincinnati Christian University by one point to claim the 2019 River States Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

The Pioneers held a six-point lead in the team standings after action concluded on the track on April 26 in the final day of the two-day meet at Eaton High School, and then had to wait anxiously for the conclusion of the final field events to see that lead hold up.

Men's Top Three Final Results
1. Point Park – 168
2. Cincinnati Christian University – 167
3. IU East – 100

River States Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Awards
Men's Track Athlete of the Year
– Landon Holt, Brescia
Men's Field Athlete of the Year – Chance Callahan, Point Park
Men's Newcomer of the Year – John Green, Cincinnati Christian
Men's Coach of the Year – Adam Cokonougher, Cincinnati Christian

Field Event Finals – Day 2
Men's Discus
– Nick Gilmore – IU East – 41.79m
Men's Triple Jump – Kelvin Campbell – Cincinnati Christian University – 14.60m
Men's Javelin – Daniel Jacobs – Point Park – 51.39m
Men's Shot Put – Joel Dittoe – Ohio Christian University – 14.35m

Track Event Finals – Day 2
Men's 3000 Steeplechase
– Nicholas Lee – WVU Tech – 10:12.63
Men's 4x100 Relay – IU East – 42.84
Men's 1500 – Xavier Stephens – Point Park – 4:10.68
Men's 110 hurdles – Vincent Pennington – Cincinnati Christian University – 15.74
Men's 400 – Landon Holt – Brescia – 49.05
Men's 100 – John Green – Cincinnati Christian University – 10.86
Men's 800 – Xavier Stephens – Point Park – 1:54.71
Men's 400 hurdles – Landon Holt – Brescia – 56.36
Men's 200 – John Green – Cincinnati Christian University – 22.96
Men's 5000 – Mohamed Farah – Rio Grande – 16:30.31
Men's 4x400 Relay – IU East – 3:23.16

Champions of Character Winners
Alice Lloyd College
– John Driskill
Asbury University – Hayden Dwyer
Brescia University – Kyle Robinson
Carlow University – Javondii Myers
Cincinnati Christian University – Kelvin Campbell
IU East – Johnny Fike
IU Kokomo – James Wilkison
Ohio Christian University – Zack Maynard
Point Park University – Andre Bennett
University of Rio Grande – Zachary Collins
West Virginia University Institute of Technology – Zu Idy

- Article by Josh Mann