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St Aug men and Lincoln (MO) women take Division II Indoor
Track Titles
March 11, 2006
BOSTON, Mass.-- St. Augustine’s College claimed its
ninth overall NCAA Division II men’s title, while Lincoln
(Mo.) picked up its second national crown in three years in
winning team titles at the 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field
Championships hosted by Stonehill College and the Reggie Lewis
Track & Athletic Center.
St. Augustine’s won the men’s crown for the first
time since 2001, posting a team score of 66.5 points to end
runner-up Abilene Christian’s run of four straight titles.
Adams State and Lincoln placed third and fourth, respectively,
in the men’s competition.
Lincoln (MO) University posted a team score
of 87 points to outdistance runner-up Abilene Christian’s
score of 50.33 points, as St. Augustine’s
and Adams State finished third and fourth, respectively, in
the women’s competition.
A total of eight Division II national records
were broken during the championships, including
an exciting duel in the high jump between Minnesota
State-Mankato’s Jim Dilling
and Morehouse’s Keith Moffat,
who both set championship marks by jumping
2.29 meters.
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