Lincoln (Pennsylvania) entered the final day of competition at the Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships scoreless but stormed back with 69 points to end a four-year Wisconsin-La Crosse victory streak and win its seventh team title.

The Lions won three events -- including Bobby Young's victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse's Nate Olson in the 400-meter dash -- and scored in three others to win by 2 1Ž 2 points.

The title is Lincoln's first since 2000. The Lions also claimed a title in 1985 and four championships during the 1990s.

Lincoln spotted Wisconsin-La Crosse 271Ž 2 points entering Saturday's competition in the May 26-28 meet, but qualified finalists in eight events.

"I told the kids before we left the hotel that for us to win, they had to run a flawless race in all eight events," said Lincoln coach Cyrus Jones. "And for the first time in my 31 years at Lincoln, I haven't seen anything as outstanding as I saw today with those kids across the board. In every event, they gave everything they had. It's just overwhelming to me at this point."

The comeback actually began rather modestly, when Lincoln's 400-meter relay team finished fourth to put five points on the board. But the Lions finished better than Wisconsin-La Crosse, cutting the margin slightly.

The Eagles stretched the lead with Kevin Becker's victory in the hammer throw, but the Lions then stormed back into contention with Young's victory in the 400 meters, followed by Augustine Schmader's win in the 100-meter dash.

"Winning the 100 is amazing because I wasn't one of the top guys coming in," said Schmader, who said he didn't react well to the starting gun but quickly recovered. "I did what I came here to do."

The comeback continued with Jeff Jasmin's second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles and Young's runner-up finish in the 200-meter dash, where he again finished ahead of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Olson.

Then, freshman Yudehwhea Gbaa surprised the crowd -- and himself -- with a victory in the triple jump, propelling Lincoln into the lead with a leap of 15.09 meters.

"I was just coming into this event trying to place," Gbaa said. "I had the ninth-best qualifying jump, so I was shooting to score my team some points in this national championship by placing eighth. I've never hit 48 (feet) in my life, and today I hit 49."

Lincoln entered the meet-ending 1,600-meter relay with a 4 1Ž 2-point lead, then survived Wisconsin-La Crosse's victory in that event with its own second-place finish.

In other meet highlights, two competitors successfully defended individual titles, then each finished competition as double champions.

Josh Moen of host Wartburg won the 10,000-meter run, then came back two days later to successfully defend his 5,000-meter run title -- beating Widener's Macharia Yuot in both races.

"It was everything I had," Moen said of the 5,000-meter victory. "That last 150, I was thinking to myself, 'If I'm hurting this bad, he (Yuot) has to be hurting.'... He is the guy I always think about in practice. I love racing him, I've raced against him multiple times, and he is the greatest competitor I've ever faced."

Willamette's Nick Symmonds was the other double titlist. The junior won his second 1,500-meter run in three years, then pushed his career championships total to five with his third straight victory at 800 meters.

Williams' Dan Austin notched the only meet record at the championships, beating a 22-year-old mark held by Hamline's Mike Manders with his toss of 59.76 meters (196 feet, 1 inch) in the discus throw.

Team results

1. Lincoln (Pa.), 69; 2. Wis.-La Crosse, 66 1Ž 2; 3. Neb. Wesleyan, 54; 4. Willamette, 43; 5. North Central (Ill.), 31 1Ž 2; 6. Calvin, 30; 7. Wartburg, 29; 8. New Jersey City, 28 1Ž 2; 9. (tie) Richard Stockton and Wis.-Oshkosh, 24; 11. Williams, 22; 12. MIT, 21; 13. Monmouth (Ill.), 20; 14. (tie) Middlebury, Loras and Widener, 18; 17. (tie) George Fox and Howard Payne, 16; 19. (tie) Central (Iowa) and McMurry, 14; 21. Wis.-Whitewater, 13; 22. Geneseo St., 12; 23. (tie) Mass.-Dartmouth and Haverford, 11; 25. (tie) Buffalo St. and Tufts, 10; 27. Dubuque, 9; 28. (tie) Heidelberg, Elizabethtown, TCNJ, Mount Union and Greenville, 8; 33. Rowan, 7 1Ž 2; 34. Wis.-Stevens Point, 7; 35. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, Chris. Newport, Keene St. and Carnegie Mellon, 6; 39. (tie) Muhlenberg, Mary Washington, Amherst, Otterbein and Augustana (Ill.), 5; 44. (tie) Wis.-Eau Claire, DePauw, Oneonta St., Rensselaer and Cortland St., 4; 49. (tie) Lynchburg, Westfield St., McDaniel, Southern Me., Colby and Ill. Wesleyan, 3; 55. (tie) Bridgewater (Va.), Redlands, Pacific Lutheran, Simpson, Hamline, Bates, Hope and East. Mennonite, 2; 63. (tie) Principia, Salisbury, Anderson (Ind.), Wilmington, Ohio Northern, Plattsburgh St., Wis.-Platteville, St. Norbert and DeSales, 1.

Individual champions

100-meter dash: Augustine Schmader, Lincoln (Pa.), 10.53.

200-meter dash: Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 20.96.

400-meter dash: Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 45.95.

800-meter run: Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 1:49.87.

1,500-meter run: Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 3:54.20.

5,000-meter run: Josh Moen, Wartburg, 14:36.22.

10,000-meter run: Josh Moen, Wartburg, 30:31.45.

3,000-meter steeplechase: Zach Barr, Monmouth (Ill.), 9:30.19.

110-meter high hurdles: Richard Harris, Buffalo St., 14.12.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: Blake Boma, Monmouth (Ill.), 51.78.

400-meter relay: New Jersey City (Sherron Bullock, Anthony Campbell, Ronald Hussey, Anthony Miles), 40.31.

1,600-meter relay: Wis.-La Crosse (Jeremy Deterville, Nate Olson, Eric Svetka, Tony Marcinek), 3:08.71.

Pole vault: Brian DeLoriea, North Central, 5.16 (16-11).

High jump: Cale VanGenderen, Central (Iowa), 2.12 (6-11 1Ž 2).

Long jump: Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 7.67 (25-2).

Triple jump: Yudehwheh Gbaa, Lincoln (Pa.), 15.09 (49-6 1Ž 4).

Shot put: Cody Brotherton, McMurry, 18.41 (60-4 1Ž 2).

Discus: Dan Austin, Williams, 59.76 (196-1) [meet record: old record 58.28 (191-2 1Ž 2), Mike Manders, Hamline, 1983].

Hammer throw: Kevin Becker, Wis.-La Crossse, 63.66 (208-10).

Javelin throw: Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 62.67 (205-7).

Decathlon: Kevin Deering, Wis.-Oshkosh, 7,104 points.

1. Lincoln (Pa.), 69; 2. Wis.-La Crosse, 66 1/2; 3. Neb. Wesleyan, 54; 4. Willamette, 43; 5. North Central (Ill.), 31 1/2; 6. Calvin, 30; 7. Wartburg, 29; 8. New Jersey City, 28 1/2; 9. (tie) Richard Stockton and Wis.-Oshkosh, 24; 11. Williams, 22; 12. MIT, 21; 13. Monmouth (Ill.), 20; 14. (tie) Middlebury, Loras and Widener, 18; 17. (tie) George Fox and Howard Payne, 16; 19. (tie) Central (Iowa) and McMurry, 14; 21. Wis.-Whitewater, 13; 22. Geneseo St., 12; 23. (tie) Mass.-Dartmouth and Haverford, 11; 25. (tie) Buffalo St. and Tufts, 10; 27. Dubuque, 9; 28. (tie) Heidelberg, Elizabethtown, TCNJ, Mount Union and Greenville, 8; 33. Rowan, 7 1/2; 34. Wis.-Stevens Point, 7; 35. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, Chris. Newport, Keene St. and Carnegie Mellon, 6; 39. (tie) Muhlenberg, Mary Washington, Amherst, Otterbein and Augustana (Ill.), 5; 44. (tie) Wis.-Eau Claire, DePauw, Oneonta St., Rensselaer and Cortland St., 4; 49. (tie) Lynchburg, Westfield St., McDaniel, Southern Me., Colby and Ill. Wesleyan, 3; 55. (tie) Bridgewater (Va.), Redlands, Pacific Lutheran, Simpson, Hamline, Bates, Hope and East. Mennonite, 2; 63. (tie) Principia, Salisbury, Anderson (Ind.), Wilmington, Ohio Northern, Plattsburgh St., Wis.-Platteville, St. Norbert and DeSales, 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Augustine Schmader, Lincoln (Pa.), 10.53; 2. John Biacofsky, Mount Union, 10.63; 3. Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 10.66; 4. Bret Blake, Neb. Wesleyan, 10.79; 5. Tom O'Neill, Oneonta St., 10.80; 6. Matt Turman, Neb. Wesleyan, 10.81; 7. Brandon Tripp, Greenville, 10.83; 8. Anthony Miles, New Jersey City, 11.92.

200-meter dash (w indicates wind aided): 1. Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 20.96w; 2. Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 21.09w; 3. Nate Olson, Wis.-La Crosse, 21.14w; 4. Bret Blake, Neb. Wesleyan, 21.37w; 5. John Symanski, Williams, 21.45w; 6. Matthew Harden, Ill. Wesleyan, 21.55w; 7. Jeremy Webster, East. Mennonite, 21.90w; 8. Nick Wetherby, Cortland St., 22.20w.

400-meter dash: 1. Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 45.95; 2. Nate Olson, Wis.-La Crosse, 46.28; 3. Josh Hauser, Wartburg, 47.28; 4. Anthony Campbell, New Jersey City, 47.38; 5. Nik Bonaddio, Carnegie Mellon, 47.68; 6. Adam Pennington, North Central (Ill.), 48.15; 7. Mike Schmidt, Widener, 48.61; 8. Louis Corominas, DeSales, 54.75.

800-meter run: 1. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 1:49.87; 2. Jeff Zodda, TCNJ, 1:51.35; 3. Eddie Papalia, Haverford, 1:52.04; 4. Julius White, North Central (Ill.), 1:52.10; 5. Blake Henning, Neb. Wesleyan, 1:52.20; 6. Evan Knight, Neb. Wesleyan, 1:52.80; 7. Patrick Donovan, Elizabethtown, 1:54.96; 8. Colin McKean, St. Norbert, 1:56.47.

1,500-meter run: 1. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 3:54.20; 2. Aaron Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 3:54.61; 3. Dave Bridgewater, Keene St., 3:55.66; 4. Bobby Cannon, Haverford, 3:56.02; 5. Andy Hubner, North Central (Ill.), 3:57.01; 6. Jeff Engbers, Calvin, 3:57.19; 7. RyanTerLouw, Hope, 3:57.57; 8. Matt DeShane, Plattsburgh St., 3:58.87.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Zach Barr, Monmouth (Ill.), 9:03.19; 2. Aaron Hollingshead, Willamette, 9:07.34; 3. Mike Herlihy, Wis.-La Crosse, 9:11.34; 4. Mike Page, Amherst, 9:11.47; 5. Mark Lalonde, Wis.-Stevens Point, 9:12.72; 6. Mike Bunker, Southern Me., 9:16.61; 7. Craig Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 9:16.74; 8. Jeff Beck, Geneseo St., 9:17.93.

5,000-meter run: 1. Josh Moen, Wartburg, 14:36.22; 2. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 14:37.83; 3. Ted Turner, Geneseo St., 14:44.16; 4. Kris Koster, Calvin, 14:44.82; 5. Graham Wellman, DePauw, 14:46.56; 6. Mark Lalonde, Wis.-Stevens Point, 14:47.70; 7. Neal Holtschulte, Williams, 14:48.66; 8. Tim Finnegan, Calvin, 14:49.66.

10,000-meter run: 1. Josh Moen, Wartburg, 30:31.45; 2. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 30:45.55; 3. Patt Rizzo, North Central (Ill.), 30:46.90; 4. Ted Turner, Geneseo St., 30:47.60; 5. Kris Koster, Calvin, 30:47.96; 6. Tim Finnegan, Calvin, 30:50.99; 7. Jeff Metzdorff, Hamline, 30:51.94; 8. Mike Sawicki, Otterbein, 30:54.21.

110-meter high hurdles: 1. Richard Harris, Buffalo St., 14.12; 2. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 14.22; 3. Greg Bolton, Chris. Newport, 14.42; 4. Pierre Chapman, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.43; 5. Kelvin Figgs, McMurry, 14.56; 6. Jonathan Garcia, Mass.-Dartmouth, 14.58; 7. Johnnie Taylor, New Jersey City, 14.61; 8. John Fudge, Lincoln (Pa.), 15.00.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Blake Boma, Monmouth (Ill.), 51.78; 2. Jeff Jasmin, Lincoln (Pa.), 52.26; 3. Darren DeAngelis, Elizabethtown, 53.04; 4. Geoff Kaiser, 53.36; 5. Kevin Bright, Middlebury, 53.45; 6. Seth Harris, George Fox, Loras, 53.68; 7. Nolan Hietpas, Wis.-La Crosse, 54.13; 8. Brad Peterson, Wis.-La Crosse, 54.91.

400-meter relay: 1. New Jersey City (Sherron Bullock, Anthony Campbell, Ronald Hussey, Anthony Miles), 40.31; 2. Neb. Wesleyan, 40.47; 3. Williams, 40.56; 4. Lincoln (Pa.), 40.88; 5. Dubuque, 41.03; 6. Wis.-Whitewater, 41.05; 7. Wis.-La Crosse, 41.11; 8. Ohio Northern, 41.39.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Wis.-La Crosse (Jeremy Deterville, Nate Olson, Eric Svestka, Tony Marcinek), 3:08.71; 2. Lincoln (Pa.), 3:09.86; 3. Neb. Wesleyan, 3:12.24; 4. New Jersey City, 3:12.25; 5. Central (Iowa), 3:12.49; 6. Wartburg, 3:12.86; 7. Carnegie Mellon, 3:14.03; 8. Wilmington, 3:14.69.

High jump: 1. Cale VanGenderen, Central (Iowa), 2.12 (6-11 1/2); 2. Andy Stoecken, Loras, 2.12 (6-11 1/2); 3. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 2.12 (6-11 1/2); 4. (tie) Johnnie Taylor, New Jersey City, and Tim Bowser, Rowan, 2.06 (6-9); 6. Zach Larsen, Wilamette, 2.03 (6-8); 7. Rick Easterling, Bridgewater (Va.), 2.03 (6-8); 8. Tom Roszak, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2.03 (6-8).

Pole vault: 1. Brian DeLoriea, North Central (Ill.), 5.16 (16-11); 2. Nick Pergande, Wis.-LaCrosse, 5.16 (16-11); 3. Matt Novak, Wis.-La Crosse, 5.06 (16-7 1/4); 4. Nathan Ball, MIT, 5.06 (16-7 1/4); 5. Chris Swanson, Otterbein, 4.96 (16-3 1/4); 6. (tie) Kyle Stumpenhorst, North Central (Ill.), and Jon Heinz, Wis.-La Crosse, 4.81 (15-9 1/4); 8. Jacob Bremer, North Central (Ill.), 4.81 (15-9 1/4).

Long jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 7.67w (25-2); 2. Greg Tyson, Heidelberg, 7.40 (24-3 1/2); 3. Jed Droge, Neb. Wesleyan, 7.31w (23-11 3/4); 4. Herc Hyland, Wis.-La Crosse, 7.25w (23-9 1/2); 5. Geoff Kaiser, Loras, 7.17 (23-6 1/4); 6. Broderick Maybank, McDaniel, 7.17w (23-6 1/4); 7. Fred Jones, Tufts, 7.16w (23-6); 8. Hyron Griffith, New Jersey City, 7.15w (23-5 1/2).

Triple jump: 1. Yudehwheh Gbaa, Lincoln (Pa.), 15.09 (49-6 1/4); 2. Fred Jones, Tufts, 14.98 (49-1 3/4); 3. Bryson Taylor, Greenville, 14.91 (48-11); 4. DeAndre Bovan, Dubuque, 14.89 (48-10 1/4); 5. Augustine Schmader, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.80 (48-6 3/4); 6. Xavier Garcia, Colby, 14.80 (48-6 3/4); 7. Aaron Henderson, Wis.-Whitewater, 14.65 (48-0 3/4); 8. Nick Fix, Wis.-Platteville, 14.53 (47-8).

Shot put: 1. Cody Brotherton, McMurry, 18.41 (60-4 3/4); 2. Uzoma Orji, MIT, 17.75 (58-3); 3. Brandon Houle, Wis.-Oshkosh, 17.74 (58-2 1/2); 4. Nate Meckes, Calvin, 17.60 (57-9); 5. John Schuna, Wis.-Eau Claire, 17.08 (56-0 1/2); 6. Robert Godfrey, Rowan, 16.81 (55-2); 7. Ross Parker, Simpson, 16.46 (54-0); 8. John Reilly, Loras, 16.36 (53-8 1/4).

Discus throw: 1. Dan Austin, Williams, 59.76 (196-1) (meet record: old record Mike Manders, Hamline, 58.28 [191-2 1/2], 1983); 2. Nate Meckes, Calvin, 59.38 (194-10); 3. Pete Ringquist, Wis.-Whitewater, 56.30 (184-8); 4. James Eberhardt, Mary Washington, 54.79 (179-9); 5. Ryan Tietjen, Neb. Wesleyan, 54.58 (179-1); 6. Marcus Matyas, Cortland St., 54.14 (177-7); 7. Dan Hytinen, Wis.-Whitewater, 52.89 (173-6); 8. Justin Grasmeyer, Calvin, 52.68 (172-10).

Hammer throw: 1. Kevin Becker, Wis.-La Crosse, 63.66 (208-10); 2. Uzoma Orji, MIT, 57.67 (189-2); 3. Nate Matlock, Willamette, 57.41 (188-4); 4. Tom McIntire, Augustana (Ill.), 56.58 (185-7); 5. Steve Pratt, Wis.-Oshkosh, 56.52 (185-5); 6. Brandon Houle, Wis.-Oshkosh, 55.50 (182-1); 7. Dan Haakenson, Pacific Lutheran, 54.98 (180-4); 8. Dewayne Lockridge, Anderson (Ind.), 54.86 (180-0).

Javelin throw: 1. Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 62.67 (205-7); 2. Bruce Zapasnik, Mass.-Dartmouth, 62.51 (205-1); 3. Jim Roy, Baldwin-Wallace, 62.33 (204-6); 4. Matt Gassaway, George Fox, 61.83 (202-10); 5. Steve Atkinson, Middlebury, 59.76 (196-1); 6. David Bergeron, Westfield St., 59.67 (195-9); 7. Corey White, Redlands, 59.32 (194-7); 8. Tim Robinson, Salisbury, 58.63 (192-4).

Decathlon: 1. Kevin Deering, Wis.-Oshkosh, 7,104; 2. Ben Dillow, George Fox, 6,932; 3. Tyler May, Willamette, 6,841; 4. John Brodowski, Muhlenberg, 6,818; 5. Trevor Tersmette, Rensselaer, 6,750; 6. Doug Thomasey, Lynchburg, 6,749; 7. Joe Northrup, Bates, 6,721; 8. Lewis Howes, Principia, 6,671.