TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Frostburg State senior
Sumer Rohrs (Frostburg, Md./Forest) captured her third-straight national title and broke the NCAA Championship meet record in the 55-meter hurdles while classmate
Brian Leiter (New Windsor, Md./Francis Scott Key) finished fourth earning All-American honors in the men's one mile run on the second day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, Saturday.
Full Results
Sumer's Championship Photo
Rohrs captured her third-straight national champion title in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.84, breaking three records. She broke the NCAA Division III meet record that was previously held by Rhondale Jones from Lincoln University set in 2001 (7.85). Along with the NCAA Championship meet record, Rohrs broke the FSU school record (7.96, Sumer Rohrs 2008) and the Rose-Hulman Sports and Recreation Center record (7.97, Sumer Rohrs 2009). Kristen Bates from Messiah College finished second with a time of 8.11.
Leiter captured fourth place in the one mile run, earning All-American honors and giving him his highest career finish at nationals. Leiter crossed the line with a time of 4:10.08, breaking the FSU school record set by him earlier in the year at the Bison Open (4:10.25). Peter Kosgei from Hamilton College captured the championship title in the men's one mile run (4:08.58).
For the meet, the Frostburg State women tied for 21st place (10) while the FSU men's squad tied for 40th (5). Wartburg College took home the NCAA Championship title for the women (51) and Wisconsin Oshkosh and Wisconsin La Crosse tied for first for the men (32).