Senior Bernard Manirakiza successfully defended his title in the 800-meter run and added a win in the mile to lead Abilene Christian to its third straight victory at the Division II Men's Indoor Track Championships March 12-13 in Boston.

Manirakiza became the 10th student-athlete -- and sixth from Abilene Christian -- to win two events in one year at the indoor championships, as the Wildcats collected their 10th team title in 12 years and 11th overall. Manirakiza also won two titles at the 2002 Division II outdoor championships.

Teammate Yevgen Pashchenko won the triple jump and finished third in the long jump, and the Wildcats also scored in three other events to outdistance runner-up Saint Augustine's, 55-50.

The Wildcats had to overcome victories by Saint Augustine's in three events. Falcon freshman Bershawn Jackson won the 400-meter dash and also anchored his team to victory in the 1,600-meter relay, and sophomore Fabian Hutchinson won the long jump.

And Manirakiza had to overcome the loss of a shoe in the mile run -- a problem he also suffered last year, when he finished sixth in the event. But this time, he held a substantial lead when the shoe came off, and he was able to stay in front of the field, winning in just over four minutes.

Manirakiza's win later in the day in the 800 meters gave the Wildcats a victory in that event for the fourth straight year and ninth time since 1993.

The Wildcats also collected 18 points in the triple jump, as Pashchenko edged teammate Ben Washington by 1 3/4 inches to win his first national championship.

No new records were established at the meet, which was held for the fifth consecutive year at Boston's Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

Cal State Bakersfield was the only other team to claim multiple individual titles, as the Roadrunners flexed their muscles in throwing events with wins by Chris Figures in the shot put and Arnaldo Cueto in the 35-pound weight throw.

Adams State finished a distant third in the competition with 35 points, including a victory by Ricardo Moody in the 60-meter hurdles. Lincoln (Missouri) finished fourth and North Dakota State, making its final appearance in Division II indoor competition before moving to Division I, finished fifth.

Team results

1. Abilene Christian, 55; 2. St. Augustine's, 50; 3. Adams St., 35; 4. Lincoln (Mo.), 33; 5. North Dakota St., 23; 6. (tie) Western St., Cal St. Bakersfield and Indianapolis, 20; 9. Central Mo. St., 18; 10. NYIT, 17; 11. (tie) Tex. A&M-Kingsville and Morehouse, 16; 13. (tie) Lewis and Harding, 15; 15. Neb.-Kearney, 13; 16. (tie) Mo. Southern St. and Minn. St. Mankato, 12; 18. Grand Valley St., 11; 19. Pittsburg St., 10; 20. (tie) Southern Conn. St. and Wheeling Jesuit, 9; 22. (tie) Northwood, Virginia St. and Minn. Duluth, 8; 25. (tie) South Dakota and Findlay, 6; 27. (tie) Livingstone, New Haven, South Dakota St. and Angelo St., 5; 31. (tie) Kutztown and Colorado Mines, 4; 33. (tie) Tex. A&M-Commerce, Northern St. and SIU Edwardsville, 3; 36. Chadron St., 2; 37. (tie) Ashland and Mass.-Lowell, 1.

Individual results

60-meter dash: 1. Clement Campbell, NYIT, 6.64; 2. Carlos Moore, Tex. A&M Kingsville, 6.64; 3. Kendall Stevens, Findlay, 6.67; 4. Lerone Clarke, Lincoln (Mo.), 6.69; 5. Jody Muschette, Lincoln (Mo.), 6.82; 6. Marques Johnson, North Dakota St., 6.83; 7. Stefan Logan, South Dakota, 6.92; 8. Roderick Warren, Minn. St. Mankato, 9.54.

400-meter dash: 1. Bershawn Jackson, St. Augustine's, 46.85; 2. Lansford Spence, Lincoln (Mo.), 48.01; 3. Andre Thompson, St. Augustine's, 48.02; 4. Nathaniel McKinney, St. Augustine's, 48.35; 5. Keyshawn Lugrand, Lincoln (Mo.), 48.42; 6. Chris Spencer, Wheeling Jesuit, 48.49; 7. Reginald Cross, Indianapolis, 48.56; 8. Tyler Kemmerer, Harding, 48.98.

800-meter run: 1. Bernard Manirakiza, Abilene Christian, 1:50.32; 2. Josh Weber, Northwood, 1:50.48; 3. Adam Arellano, Adams St., 1:52.14; 4. Marius Skarbauskas, New Haven, 1:52.17; 5. Adrian Findlay, St. Augustine's, 1:52.47; 6. Richard Skirball, SIU Edwardsville, 1:52.54; 7. Jon Seymour, Southern Conn. St., 1:52.90; 8. Shane Roder, South Dakota, 1:52.94.

Mile run: 1. Bernard Manirakiza, Abilene Christian, 4:03.83; 2. Scott Nagelkerke, Western St., 4:04.52; 3. Mohammed Aden, Adams St., 4:04.77; 4. Brad Lowery, South Dakota St., 4:05.40; 5. Darik Hoff, North Dakota St., 4:08.86; 6. Scott Fiksdal, Minn. St. Mankato, 4:09.94; 7. Przemek Bobrowski, Harding, 4:10.01; 8. Patrick Morasse, Mass.-Lowell, 4:10.35.

5,000-meter run: 1. Scott Nagelkerke, Western St., 14:07.80; 2. Jacob Rotich, Harding, 14:10.76; 3. Ricky Moore, Wheeling Jesuit, 14:13.53; 4. Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams St., 14:18.35; 5. Jesus Solis, Adams St., 14:23.34; 6. Peter Kosgei, Harding, 14:27; 7. Kelly Christensen, Western St., 14:28.17; 8. Scott Wietecha, Harding, 14:29.34.

60-meter high hurdles: 1. Ricardo Moody, Adams St., 7.84; 2. Tarmo Jalai, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 7.92; 3. Adrian Stuart, Minn. St. Mankato, 7.93; 4. Shantico Waiters, Livingstone, 8.03; 5. Pete Smith, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.12; 6. Micah Arnold, Northern St., 8.17; 7. Nate Schmidt, North Dakota St., 8.18; 8. Christopher Stephens, St. Augustine's, 8.19.

1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine's (Jamaal Torrrance, Nathaniel McKinney, Adrian Findlay, Bershawn Jackson), 3:09.34; 2. Lincoln (Mo.), 3:12.56; 3. Abilene Christian, 3:12.89; 4. North Dakota St., 3:13.24; 5. Colorado Mines, 3:14.24; 6. Central Mo. St., 3:14.42; 7. NYIT, 3:18.44.

High jump: 1. Keith Moffatt, Morehouse, 2.22 (7-03 1/4); 2. Ivan Varbanov, Central Mo. St., 2.16 (7-01); 3. Ivan Schmidt, Southern Conn. St., 2.13 (6-11 3/4); 4. Will Littleton, Angelo St., 2.10 (6-10 3/4); 5. Josh Cantu, Adams St., 2.05 (6-08 3/4); 6. Derek Bailey, Neb.-Kearney, 2.05 (6-08 3/4); 7. Michael Jackson, St. Augustine's, 2.05 (6-08 3/4); 8. Jarvis Adams, St. Augustine's, 2.05 (6-08 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Duane Chappell, Lewis, 5.10 (16-08 3/4); 2. (tie) Chris Turner, Mo. Southern St., and Marc Steckler, North Dakota St., 5.00 (16-04 3/4); 4. Mark Zilch, Lewis, 5.00 (16-04 3/4); 5. Ben Hirdes, Grand Valley St., 5.00 (16-04 3/4); 6. Sam Pribyl, South Dakota, 4.90 (16-00 3/4); 7. Jason Petricka, Minn. St. Mankato, 4.80 (15-09); 8. Cory Aguilar, Abilene Christian, 4.80 (15-09).

Long jump: 1. Fabian Hutchinson, St. Augustine's, 7.51 (24-07 3/4); 2. Andre Faulcon, Virginia St., 7.39 (24-03); 3. Yevgen Pashchenko, Abilene Christian, 7.33 (24-00 3/4); 4. Jermaine Carpenter, Pittsburg St., 7.33 (24-00 3/4); 5. Justin Collins, Kutztown, 7.32 (24-00 1/4); 6. Marques Wooten, Central Mo. St., 7.23 (23-08 3/4); 7. Nate Schmidt, North Dakota St., 7.16 (23-06); 8. Richard Simms, St. Augustine's, 7.01 (23-00).

Triple jump: 1. Yevgen Pashchenko, Abilene Christian, 15.73 (51-07 1/4); 2. Ben Washington, Abilene Christian, 15.68 (51-05 1/2); 3. Cameron Dayne, Morehouse, 15.47 (50-09 1/4); 4. Lloyd Brown, NYIT, 15.40 (50-06 1/4); 5. Ivan Varbanov, Central Mo. St., 14.90 (48-10 3/4); 6. Tommie Jemerson, Tex. A&M-Commerce, 14.77 (48-05 1/2); 7. Jeff Terrell, Pittsburg St., 14.67 (48-01 3/4); 8. John Laux, Neb.-Kearney, 14.45 (47-05).

Shot put: Chris Figures, Cal St. Bakersfield, 18.75 (61-06 1/4); 2. Dan Soldner, Minn. Duluth, 17.83 (58-06); 3. Nate Wheat, Neb.-Kearney, 17.43 (57-02 1/4); 4. John Ybarra, Grand Valley St., 16.95 (55-07 1/2); 5. Manuel Brandeborn, Abilene Christian, 16.91 (55-05 3/4); 6. Dusty Terflinger, Pittsburg St., 16.72 (54-10 1/4); 7. Derek Hamilton, Chadron St., 16.45 (53-11 3/4); 8. Jeff Cretella, Southern Conn. St., 16.43 (53-11).

35-pound weight throw: 1. Arnaldo Cueto, Cal St. Bakersfield, 19.99 (65-07); 2. Damieon Smith, Indianapolis, 19.73 (64-08 3/4); 3. Aaron Lawson, Indianapolis, 18.09 (59-04 1/4); 4. Arley Smith, Mo. Southern St., 17.82, (58-05 3/4); 5. Cory Young, Indianapolis, 17.81 (58-05 1/4); 6. Derek Frese, Neb.-Kearney, 17.73 (58-02); 7. Mike Simon, Grand Valley St., 17.70 (58-01); 8. John Schulte, Ashland, 17.63 (57-10 1/4).