RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Bethel Royals earned 12 All-Americans and the men's team finished 7^th at the NCAA Division III Championships. That is the most All-Americans at an indoor championships and the highest team finish in program history.

"We had a very successful national meet and it was great to see our indoor season finish in this way!" said Head Coach Andrew Rock. "To have 12 All-Americans and perform so well at the highest level of our division was very fulfilling."

Jayson Ekiyor was the runner-up in the 60m hurdles in the tightest race of the Championships. Ekiyor had a tremendous start out of the blocks and ran nose-to-nose with Nebraska Wesleyan's Eli Etherton. Ekiyor finished in a program record time of 7.996, just 0.001 behind the champion Etherton.

Freshman phenom Landen Liu can add "All-American" to his already impressive resume. Liu took 4^th place in the 60m dash with a time of 6.78 seconds at the start of the day. Liu closed out his indoor campaign with a 6^th place finish in the 200m in a program record time of 21.56 to earn his 2^nd All-American of the meet.

Kelsie Sealock continued to add more accolades to her legacy. Sealock ran the 2^nd fastest time of her career in the 60m hurdles – 8.58 – to take 5^th place overall.

Sealock, Mikayla Turek, Hailey Gregg, and Sarah Stellmach raced their way to a program record and 7^th place finish in the 4x400m relay. Sealock led off by splitting 57.83, Turek ran 57.53, Gregg had a lifetime best 58.28, and Stellmach closed in a personal best 56.12 to combine for a time of 3:49.76.

The men's 4x400m relay had fireworks of their own. The team of Joel Smith, Grant Nelson, Josh Sampson, and Jacob Parent took 4^th place in a program record time of 3:12.53. That time broke the previous championship record and is the 8^th fastest in Division III history. Smith led off in 48.55, Nelson split a lifetime best 48.09, Sampson ran 48.73, and Parent closed in 47.16.

"I'm really proud of our athletes for their ability to handle the pressure so well and allow their hard work to show up in their great performance!" said Rock. "I do think the closeness of this group and the way they always support and care for each other is a big part of why they have performed so well!"