HOME OF BULLDOG TRACK & FIELD - Three Individual NCAA Champions in 2008

Sophomore Mackenzie Smith’s (Hoquiam, WA) third-place finish in the Javelin Throw allowed the University of Redlands women’s track & field team to occupy a share of 41st place at the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which completed on Saturday.

Smith tossed a personal-best mark of 140’ 7” in both the trial and final flights of the women’s Javelin Throw on Thursday, earning All-America status.

Third-place finishes are awarded six points, and the team completed the weekend with that six-point total.

Notably, Smith outscored all of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) women's teams that had athletes competing at the meet (Claremont-Mudd Scripps Colleges, Cal Lutheran University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, Occidental College and Whittier College).

Junior Jake Baechle (Aurora, OH) competed in the 800m Run at the meet on Friday, but his 1:51.38 fell just short of qualifying for the final heat.

While just two Redlands athletes qualified for and competed at the 2009 NCAA Championships, five others produced provisional qualifying standards. The men’s team wound up in second in the SCIAC while the women finished the conference season ranked sixth.

Hosted by Marietta College (OH), the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships occurred from May 21-23 at Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta, OH.