Wisconsin-La Crosse won a record six events and smashed the mark for widest margin of victory in winning its fourth straight Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships team title May 27-29 at Millikin.

The Eagles swept the meet's two relays -- setting a record in the 1,600-meter event -- and also claimed titles in the 400-meter dash, 400-meter hurdles, pole vault and discus throw to become the first team to score more than 100 points in the meet since 1984.

The team's 101 points beat runner-up Nebraska Wesleyan by 62 points, smashing the Eagles' own margin-of-victory mark of 24 points at last year's championships. Wisconsin-La Crosse led the field by only five points entering the final day of competition, but claimed five of its six titles on day three, including three of the final six events.

Andrew Rock anchored the record-setting 1,600-meter relay -- whose winning time of 3:08.21 shaved more than a second off a 23-year-old mark set by Southern-New Orleans -- and also won the 400-meter dash with a 45.58 clocking that qualified him for this summer's Olympic Trials but fell just short of the 45.29 record he set at last year's championships.

Rock became the sixth meet contestant to win back-to-back 400-meter titles, and finished his Division III outdoor career with three championships, including a 200-meter victory at last year's meet. He also won three straight indoor 400-meter titles.

Teammate Hans Schmidt also was a repeat winner, claiming his third outdoor pole vault title to go along with two indoor crowns. He became the third Division III pole vaulter to sweep the indoor and outdoor events twice in a career, joining Chad Thomas of Muskingum and Brad Parris of McMurry.

Other winners for the Eagles were Derek Toshner, who became the first three-time winner of the 400-meter hurdles and joined Rock as an Olympic Trials qualifier, and Mike Turgeon, a 2002 winner in the discus throw who reclaimed that title after finishing second last year. The Eagles' 400-meter relay team rounded out the victory parade with the school's first win ever in that event.

With the victory, Wisconsin-La Crosse completed its fourth straight sweep of the indoor and outdoor team championships, and ninth overall through Division III track and field history. The last teams other than the Eagles to win a Division III meet were Lincoln (Pennsylvania) and North Central (Illinois), which tied for the 2000 outdoor crown.

Wisconsin-La Crosse coach Mark Guthrie has led his teams to a total of 19 indoor and outdoor championships in 17 years.

Only one other championships record was recorded at the meet. Wisconsin-Whitewater's Jeremy Wendt won his second straight hammer throw title with a toss of 65.66 meters (215 feet, 5 inches), improving a 12-year-old mark. Other repeat champions included Dan Olson of Wheaton (Massachusetts), who won his third straight high jump title to go with two indoor victories; Nick Symmonds of Willamette, a two-event winner at last year's championships who won again this year in the 800-meter run; and Cody Brotherton of McMurry, who won a second straight shot put crown.

Nebraska Wesleyan's Bret Blake, a two-time indoor champion in the 55-meter dash, became a first-time outdoor winner with his victory in the 200-meter dash and also placed second in the 100-meter dash to propel his team to runner-up honors.

Chicago was the only school beside Wisconsin-La Crosse to win more than one individual event, with Tom Haxton's victory in the 10,000-meter run and Adeoye Mabogunje's winning triple jump.

Team results

1. Wis.-La Crosse, 101; 2. Neb. Wesleyan, 39; 3. (tie) Wis.-Whitewater and Willamette, 30; 5. Lincoln (Pa.), 24; 6. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh and Elizabethtown, 21; 8. Chicago. 20; 9. St. Thomas (Minn.), 19; 10. (tie) Middlebury, McMurry and Emory, 17; 13. Albion, 16; 14. (tie) Wis.-Platteville, Williams, Wartburg and North Central, 15; 18. (tie) Wilmington (Ohio), Rensselaer, Cortland St. and Claremont-M-S, 14; 22. (tie) Montclair St. and George Fox, 13; 24. (tie) Widener and TCNJ, 12; 26. New Jersey City, 11; 27. (tie) Wis.-Stevens Point, Wheaton (Mass.), McDaniel, Loras and Catholic, 10; 32. (tie) Springfield, Geneseo St., Calvin and Anderson (Ind.), 9; 36. (tie) Wheaton (Ill.), St. Norbert, St. Lawrence, MIT, Luther, Haverford, Grove City and Dickinson, 8; 44. (tie) Wittenberg and Albright, 7; 46. (tie) Wis.-Eau Clair, Tufts, Monmouth (Ill.), Dubuque and Bates, 6; 51. (tie) Mount Union, Central (Iowa) and Bowdoin, 5; 54. (tie) Wis.-Stout, St. John's (Minn.), Lynchburg, Keene St., Hunter, Colby, Bluffton and Beloit, 4; 62. (tie) Greenville, Colby-Sawyer and Buffalo St., 3; 65 (tie). Union (N.Y.), Occidental, Hope and Cornell, 2; 69. (tie) Washington (Mo.), Southern Me., St. Olaf, Rochester, Millikin, John Carroll, Fisk, De Pauw and Coast Guard, 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Nick Wetherby, Cortland St., 10.69; 2. Bret Blake, Neb. Wesleyan, 10.78; 3. Matt Pagel, Wis.-La Crosse, 10.85; 4. T.J. Jennings, Emory, 10.88; 5. Eric Walton, Wis.-Oshkosh, 10.91; 6. Gregg Wiersema, Dubuque, 10.97; 7. Sean Washington, Union (N.Y.), 11.02; 8. Marcus Winston, Millikin, 11.02.

200-meter dash: 1. Bret Blake, Neb. Wesleyan, 21.39; 2. Greg Lott, Dickinson, 21.72; 3. Brian Ryman, Wilmington (Ohio), 21.83; 4. Lance Wigfall, Montclair St., 21.84; 5. Nick Wetherby, Cortland St., 21.84; 6. T. J. Jennings, Emory, 21.96; 7. Ben Salisbury, George Fox, 21.96; 8. Kent Benson, Anderson (Ind.), 22.39.

400-meter dash: 1. Andrew Rock, Wis.-La Crosse, 45.58; 2. Nate Olson, Wis.-La Crosse, 47.34; 3. Pawel Jaroszewicz, Springfield, 47.45; 4. Tyler Sherden, Luther, 47.80; 5. Carson Glad, St. Thomas (Minn.), 47.82; 6. Justin Muise, Buffalo, 47.90; 7. Xavier Garcia, Colby, 48.27; 8. Ernest Gibson, Fisk, 48.38.

800-meter run: 1. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 1:50.87; 2. Colin McKean, St. Norbert, 1:51.60; 3. Blake Henning, Neb. Wesleyan, 1:51.95; 4. Andy Grupa, Wis.-La Crosse, 1:52.20; 5. Peter Zaccariello, Hunter, 1:52.70; 6. Jeff Zodda, TCNJ, 1:53.21; 7. Ryan Kleimenhagen, Wis.-Platteville, 1:53.68; 8. Greg Adams, John Carroll, 1:53.74.

1,500-meter run: 1. Matt Winkler, Williams, 3:50.91; 2. Adam VanNortwick, St. Lawrence, 3:51.48; 3. Ryan Kleimenhagen, Wis.-Platteville, 3:51.87; 4. Andrew Combs, Bowdoin, 3:52.42; 5. Dave Bridgewater, Keene St., 3:52.53; 6. Aaron Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 3:52.92; 7. Jeff Weber, Hope, 3:53.10; 8. Dan Rodriguez, North Central (Ill.), 3:53.11.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. John LeRoy, Wis.-Oshkosh, 9:00.18; 2. Scott Sargrad, Haverford, 9:03.05; 3. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 9:05.09; 4. Jacob Stout, Willamette, 9:05.78; 5. Jason Casey, Geneseo St., 9:07.64; 6. Aaron Hollingshead, Willamette, 9:09.83; 7. Scott Overby, Willamette, 9:15.53; 8. Simon Flory, DePauw, 9:16.33.

5,000-meter run: 1. Josh Moen, Wartburg, 14:40.11; 2. Marcus Murphy, Loras, 14:41.30; 3. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 14:51.30; 4. Ted Turner, Geneseo St., 14:54.21; 5. Ryan Hochstetler, Mount Union, 14:57.76; 6. Dave Berdan, Elizabethtown, 14:58.19; 7. David Haagsma, Calvin, 14:58.75; 8. John LeRoy, Wis.-Oshkosh, 15:00.56.

10,000-meter run: 1. Tom Haxton, Chicago, 30:41.09; 2. Dave Berdan, Elizabethtown, 30:42.07; 3. Pat Rizzo, North Central (Ill.), 30:46.52; 4. Cory Stelljes, Wis.-Platteville, 30:47.74; 5. Matt Edwards, Calvin, 30:54.32; 6. Nick Hird, North Central (Ill.), 31:01.40; 7. Neal Holtschulte, Williams, 31:05.85; 8. David Haagsma, Calvin, 31:19.71.

110-meter high hurdles: 1. Nicholas Morgan, Albion, 14.56; 2. Derek Toshner, Wis.-La Crosse, 14.59; 3. Andrew Schliepp, Wis.-Stevens Point, 14.69; 4. Chris Nehls, Emory, 14.71; 5. Pierre Chapman, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.79; 6. Johnnie Taylor, New Jersey City, 14.88; 7. Skip Ivery, Wittenberg, 14.95; 8. Trey Gadbois, Southern Me., 15.08.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Derek Toshner, Wis.-La Crosse, 50.09; 2. Alex Gill, Anderson (Ind.), 50.92; 3. Blake Boma, Monmouth (Ill.), 52.32; 4. Kevin Bright, Middlebury, 52.45; 5. Roman Marenin, Claremont-M-S, 52.68; 6. Dave Hanson, Wis.-Stout, 53.19; 7. Tanner Whipple, Central (Iowa), 54.50; 8. David Skiba, Washington (Mo.), 56.14.

400-meter relay: 1. Wis.-La Crosse (Matt Schultz, Ben Dorsey, Marcus Walgrave, Matt Pagel), 40.60; 2. Lincoln (Pa.), 40.95; 3. St. Thomas (Minn.), 41.42; 4. Wis.-Whitewater, 41.49; 5. Emory, 41.55; 6. Williams, 42.01; Millikin and Neb. Wesleyan, disqualified.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Wis.-La Crosse (Nate Olson, Eric Svestka, Tony Marcinek, Andrew Rock), 3:08.21 [meet record: old record 3:09.50, Southern-New Or. (Michael Woods, Joseph Adams, Delwin Davis, Kenneth Davis), 1981]; 2. Montclair St., 3:10.94; 3. Lincoln (Pa.), 3:11.69; 4. Wartburg, 3:13.05; 5. St. Thomas (Minn.), 3:13.73; 6. Luther, 3:15.50; 7. Wilmington (Ohio), 3:16.18; 8. Wis.-Stout, 3:16.57.

High jump: 1. Dan Olson, Wheaton (Mass.), 2.16 (7-1); 2. (tie) Jeff Witmyer, Albright, and Ryder Peacock, McMurry, 2.06 (6-9); 4. Joe Thomas, St. Thomas (Minn.), 2.06 (6-9); 5. Djuvane Browne, Beloit, 2.06 (6-9); 6. Cale VanGenderen, Central (Iowa), 2.06 (6-9); 7. Andy Stoecken, Cornell, 2.01 (6-7); 8. Zach Larsen, Willamette, 2.01 (6-7).

Pole vault: 1. Hans Schmidt, Wis.-La Crosse, 5-21 (17-1); 2. Matt Sheehan, Wheaton (Ill.), 4.91 (16-1 1/4); 3. Tim Roa, Wilmington (Ohio), 4.91 (16-1 ¹/4); 4. (tie) Matt Ondra, Bates, Kyle Stumpenhorst, North Central (Ill.), and Clint Dillon, Bluffton, 4.76 (15-7 ¹/4); 7. Dan Schultz, Wis.-Platteville, 4.76 (15-7 ¹/4); 8. Brian DeLoriea, North Central (Ill.), 4.76 (15-7 ¹/4).

Long jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Broderick Maybank, McDaniel, 7.44w (24-5); 2. Hyron Griffith, New Jersey City, 7.36w (24-1); 3. Eric Ray, Lincoln (Pa.), 7.33w (24-0 ³/4); 4. Mike Bauer, Elizabethtown, 7.25 (23-9 ¹/2); 5. Todd Gannon, Wis.-Whitewater, 7.12 (23-4 ¹/2); 6. Derek Stanley, Wis.-Whitewater, 7.07 (23-2 ¹/2); 7. Geoff Kaiser, Loras, 7.04 (23-1 ¹/4); 8. Adam Puckett, George Fox, 6.92 (22-8 ¹/2).

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Adeoye Mabogunje, Chicago, 15.45w (50-8 ¹/4); 2. Dwaine Alleyne, Rensselaer, 14.93 (48-11 ³/4); 3. Fred Jones, Tufts, 14.91w (48-11); 4. Pablo Callejas, Elizabethtown, 14.84 (48-8 ¹/4); 5. Paul Ferber, St. John's (Minn.), 14.83w (48-8); 6. DeAndre Bovan, Dubuque, 14.81w (48-7 ¹/4); 7. Xavier Garcia, Colby, 14.68w (48-2); 8. Aaron Henderson, Wis.-Whitewater, 14.65 (48-0 ³/4).

Shot put: 1. Cody Brotherton, McMurry, 18.02 (59-1 ¹/2); 2. Uzoma Orji, MIT, 17.94 (58-10 ¹/4); 3. John Schuna, Wis.-Eau Claire, 17.84 (58-6 ¹/2); 4. Sean Duggan, Catholic, 16.96 (55-7 ³/4); 5. Ryan Tietjen, Neb. Wesleyan, 16.82 (55-2 ¹/4); 6. Matt Acciaioli, Springfield, 16.60 (54-5 ¹/2); 7. Ross Kapp, Wis.-Whitewater, 16.22 (53-2 ³/4); 8. Peter Cathcart, St. Olaf, 16.13 (52-11).

Discus throw: Mike Turgeon, Wis.-La Crosse, 54.67 (179-4); 2. Ryan Tietjen, Neb. Wesleyan, 53.13 (174-4); 3. Ivan Meiring, Albion, 52.47 (172-2); 4. Pete Ringquist, Wis.-Whitewater, 52.36 (171-9); 5. Jeff Schwerdtman, TCNJ, 52.14 (171-1); 6. Chris Jensen, Wis.-Oshkosh, 51.20 (168-0); 7. Justin Grasmeyer, Calvin, 50.20 (164-8); 8. Justin Rodhe, Mount Union, 50.18 (164-7).

Hammer throw: 1. Jeremy Wendt, Wis.-Whitewater, 65.66 (215-5) [meet record; old record 64.48 (211-6), Scot Sargeant, UC San Diego, 1992]; 2. Kevin Becker, Wis.-La Crosse, 61.77 (202-8); 3. Phil Whitesitt, Wis.-La Crosse, 59.09 (193-10); 4. Sean Duggan, Catholic, 57.42 (188-5); 5. Mark Wierzba, Wis.-Stevens Point, 55.76 (182-11); 6. Nate Matlock, Willamette, 55.31 (181-5); 7. Scott Cooper, Bates, 54.79 (179-9); 8. Steve Pratt, Wis.-Oshkosh, 53.32 (174-11).

Javelin throw: 1. Matt Gassaway, George Fox, 65.80 (215-10); 2. Rory Phillips, Grove City, 64.36 (211-2); 3. James Motzkin, Rensselaer, 63.70 (209-0); 4. Tim Gaal, Wittenberg, 61.81 (202-9); 5. Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 60.26 (197-8); 6. Michael Brewer, Greenville, 59.72 (195-11); 7. Justin Gruber, Occidental, 59.18 (194-2); 8. Chris Weber, Coast Guard, 58.35 (191-5).

Decathlon: 1. Matt Roberson, Claremont-M-S, 7,171; 2. Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 6,712; 3. Tyler May, Willamette, 6,627; 4. Chad Williams, TCNJ, 6,625; 5. Doug Thomasey, Lynchburg, 6,595; 6. Scott MacDonald, Colby-Sawyer, 6,501; 7. Steve Nowak, Wis.-Oshkosh, 6,488; 8. Jacob Budny, Rochester, 6,479.