Wisconsin-La Crosse bade farewell to departing coach Mark Guthrie by extending its record total of team championships to 10 at the Division III Men’s Track and Field Championships May 25-27 at Benedictine (lllinois).

Hurdler Marcus Walgrave and pole vaulter Matt Novak claimed the team’s only two event victories, but Walgrave’s victory in the 110-meter hurdles sparked a Wisconsin-La Crosse rally from 22 1/2 points behind on the final day of competition, and the Eagles ultimately cruised to a 20 1/2-point victory over defending champion Lincoln (Pennsylvania).

Wisconsin-La Crosse took the lead for good by scoring three runners for 16 points in the 400-meter dash, including Nate Olson’s runner-up finish.

“I’m very proud of our guys,” said Guthrie, who has led the Eagles to a total of 22 team titles, including 12 indoor championships. “They really had their backs against the wall after Thursday and Friday.”

Guthrie, who is leaving La Crosse after 19 years to become an assistant at Wisconsin, seemed to appreciate the effort more than most during his tenure.

“They always say you remember your first and last national titles and that’s definitely true for me,” he said.

While the Eagles were sending their mentor off in style, two record-posting runners offered their own memorable farewells to Division III competition.

Nick Symmonds of Willamette swept the 800- and 1,500-meter runs for the third time in four years, and became the championships’ first seven-time titlist with his fourth straight win at 800 meters.

Symmonds admitted he felt pressure as the pre-race favorite in his final event, especially against what he regarded as a more competive 800-meter field than last year.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk but everything came together at the right time,” he said.

Meanwhile, Macharia Yuot of Widener became only the third student-athlete to win three outdoor events in a year, capturing the 3,000-meter steeplechase, the 5,000-meter run and the 10,000-meter run. He tied the record set in 1988 by Simpson’s Kip Janvrin and matched in 1996 by Wisconsin-Stout’s Terry Anders.

“I just wanted to leave a mark that would be remembered,” Yuot said. “I wanted to show the next generation of runners that winning three distance events can be done. I wanted to show that if I can do it, somebody in the future can do it.”

Sprinter Greg Nixon of Howard Payne was the meet’s only other multiple titlist, doubling at 100 and 200 meters.

Team results

1. Wis.-La Crosse, 741/2; 2. Lincoln (Pa.), 54; 3. Wis.-Whitewater, 46; 4. (tie) Williams and McMurry, 34; 6. Widener, 30; 7. Redlands, 26; 8. Richard Stockton, 25; 9. Neb. Wesleyan, 221/2; 10. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh, Willamette and Howard Payne, 20; 13. Mount Union, 191/2; 14. Middlebury, 19; 15. (tie) TCNJ and MIT, 18; 17. Pomona-Pitzer, 16; 18. (tie) Calvin and Augustana (Ill.), 151/2; 20. (tie) Tufts, George Fox and Elizabethtown, 13; 23. (tie) New Jersey City and Monmouth (Ill.), 12; 25. (tie) North Central (Ill.), Heidelberg and Claremont-M-S, 11; 28. (tie) Ramapo and Anderson (Ind.), 10; 30. McDaniel and Haverford, 9; 32. (tie) Westfield St. and Colorado Col., 8; 34. (tie) St. Thomas (Minn.) and Cortland St., 7; 36. (tie) Wis.-Platteville, Washington-St. Louis, Wartburg, Nazareth and Loras, 6; 41. (tie) Wis.-Stevens Point, Plattsburgh St., Muskingum, Millikin, Mass.-Dartmouth, Greenville, Colby, Coast Guard and Central (Iowa), 5; 50. (tie) Thiel, St. Olaf, Rochester Inst., Hope and DeSales, 4; 55. (tie) Wis.-Superior, Wis.-Stout, St. Lawrence, Ohio Northern, Mississippi Col. and Hamline, 3; 61. (tie) Wabash, St. John’s (Minn.), Bridgewater (Va.) and Allegheny, 2; 65. Wilmington (Ohio), 11/2; 66. (tie) Rowan, Rensselaer, Gust. Adolphus, Dickinson and Chicago, 1.

Individual champions

100-meter dash: Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 10.43 (wind-aided).

200-meter dash: Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 21.05 (wind-aided).

400-meter dash: Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 46.11.

800-meter run: Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 1:49.59.

1,500-meter run: Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 3:49.24.

3,000-meter steeplechase: Macharia Yuot, Widener, 9:03.88.

5,000-meter run: Macharia Yuot, Widener, 14:48.96.

10,000-meter run: Macharia Yuot, Widener, 30.26.99.

110-meter high hurdles: Marcus Walgrave, Wis.-La Crosse, 13.98 (wind-aided).

400-meter intermediate hurdles: Jeff Jasmin, Lincoln (Pa.), 51.25.

400-meter relay: Mount Union (Nic Saluppo, Pierre Garcon, James Cunningham, John Biacofsky), 40.30.

1,600-meter relay: Lincoln (Pa.) (Bobby Young, Jeff Jasmin, Randy Dawkins, Lance Wigfall), 3:08.55.

High jump: Todd Lowber, Ramapo, 2.15 (7-0 1/2).

Pole vault: Matt Novak, Wis.-La Crosse, 5.16 (16-11).

Long jump: Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 7.56 (24-9 3/4).

Triple jump: Fred Jones, Tufts, 15.11 (49-7w).

Shot put: Uzoma Orji, MIT, 18.35 (60-2 1/2).

Discus throw: Dan Austin, Williams, 59.45 (195-0).

Hammer throw: Ross Kapp, Wis.-Whitewater, 60.65 (198-11).

Javelin throw: Corey White, Redlands, 70.59 (231-7).

Decathlon: Matt Roberson, Claremont-M-S, 7,188.

For complete results, see The NCAA News online at www.ncaa.org.

1. Wis.-La Crosse, 741/2; 2. Lincoln (Pa.), 54; 3. Wis.-Whitewater, 46; 4. (tie) Williams and McMurry, 34; 6. Widener, 30; 7. Redlands, 26; 8. Richard Stockton, 25; 9. Neb. Wesleyan, 221/2; 10. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh, Willamette and Howard Payne, 20; 13. Mount Union, 191/2; 14. Middlebury, 19; 15. (tie) TCNJ and MIT, 18; 17. Pomona-Pitzer, 16; 18. (tie) Calvin and Augustana (Ill.), 151/2; 20. (tie) Tufts, George Fox and Elizabethtown, 13; 23. (tie) New Jersey City and Monmouth (Ill.), 12; 25. (tie) North Central (Ill.), Heidelberg and Claremont-M-S, 11; 28. (tie) Ramapo and Anderson (Ind.), 10; 30. McDaniel and Haverford, 9; 32. (tie) Westfield St. and Colorado Col., 8; 34. (tie) St. Thomas (Minn.) and Cortland St., 7; 36. (tie) Wis.-Platteville, Washington-St. Louis, Wartburg, Nazareth and Loras, 6; 41. (tie) Wis.-Stevens Point, Plattsburgh St., Muskingum, Millikin, Mass.-Dartmouth, Greenville, Colby, Coast Guard and Central (Iowa), 5; 50. (tie) Thiel, St. Olaf, Rochester Inst., Hope and DeSales, 4; 55. (tie) Wis.-Superior, Wis.-Stout, St. Lawrence, Ohio Northern, Mississippi Col. and Hamline, 3; 61. (tie) Wabash, St. John’s (Minn.), Bridgewater (Va.) and Allegheny, 2; 65. Wilmington (Ohio), 11/2; 66. (tie) Rowan, Rensselaer, Gust. Adolphus, Dickinson and Chicago, 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash (w indicates wind aided): 1. Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 10.43w; 2. Marcus Walgrave, Wis.-La Crosse, 10.43w; 3. Ronald Hussey, New Jersey City, 10.49w; 4. Dean Thornton, Muskingum, 10.56w; 5. Hanneus Ollison, McMurry, 10.63w; 6. Bert Green, McMurry, 10.64w; 7. Nic Saluppo, Mount Union, 10.64w; 8. Kemar Brown, Rensselaer, 10.76w.

200-meter dash (w indicates wind aided): 1. Greg Nixon, Howard Payne, 21.05w; 2. Hanneus Ollison, McMurry, 21.32w; 3. Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 21.33w; 4. Nate Olson, Wis.-La Crosse, 21.36w; 5. Bert Green, McMurry, 21.47w; 6. Andrew Arons, Williams, 21.59w; 7. Michael Queensland, Wis.-La Crosse, 21.61w; 8. John Mikalik, McMurry, 21.89w.

400-meter dash: 1. Bobby Young, Lincoln (Pa.), 46.11; 2. Nate Olson, Wis.-La Crosse, 46.72; 3. Lance Wigfall, Lincoln (Pa.), 46.92; 4. Jeremy Deterville, Wis.-La Crosse, 47.53; 5. Louis Corominas, DeSales, 47.63; 6. Tony Marcinek, Wis.-La Crosse, 47.68; 7. Adam Pennington, North Central (Ill.), 47.71; 8. Ryan Martin, Claremont-M-S, 47.91.

800-meter run: 1. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 1:49.59; 2. Jeff Zodda, TCNJ, 1:49.91; 3. Nick Stenuf, Nazareth, 1:51.31; 4. Tyson Evensen, Elizabethtown, 1:51.52; 5. Eric Keen, Wis.-Whitewater, 1:52.25; 6. Matt Kramer, Wis.-Superior, 1:52.30; 7. Geoff Lambert, Wabash, 1:52.76; 8. Will Leer, Pomona-Pitzer, 1:52.82.

1,500-meter run: 1. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 3:49.24; 2. Will Leer, Pomona-Pitzer, 3:49.70; 3. Mike Davitian, Williams, 3:50.95; 4. Matt Deshane, Plattsburgh St., 3:50.95; 5. Ryan Terlouw, Hope, 3:51.72; 6. Aaron Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 3:52.41; 7. Mike Flint, Coast Guard, 3:54.10; 8. Sam Dalke, Haverford, 3:55.00.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 9:03.88; 2. Grant Scott, Haverford, 9:04.77; 3. Nick Johnson, Augustana (Ill.), 9:06.29; 4. Tim McKenna, Wartburg, 9:07.55; 5. Mike Herlihy, Wis.-La Crosse, 9:10.11; 6. Craig Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 9:11.03; 7. Travis Bristow, Hamline, 9:11.15; 8. Teage O’Connor, Chicago, 9:11.27.

5,000-meter run: 1. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 14:48.96; 2. Julian Boggs, Colorado Col., 14:51.26; 3. Tyler Sigl, Wis.-Platteville, 14:56.64; 4. Nick Hird, North Central (Ill.), 14:56.93; 5. Neal Holtschulte, Williams, 14:57.39; 6. Greg Reindl, Washington-St. Louis, 14:57.86; 7. Brian Donovan, TCNJ, 14:58.31; 8. Crosby Freeman, Pomona-Pitzer, 15:00.09.

10,000-meter run: 1. Macharia Yuot, Widener, 30:26.99; 2. Brian Donovan, TCNJ, 30:28.58; 3. Crosby Freeman, Pomona-Pitzer, 30:31.84; 4. William Kaul, Wis.-Oshkosh, 30:46.29; 5. Fred Josyln, Cortland St., 30:49.43; 6. Tim Finnegan, Calvin, 30:55.31; 7. Nicholas Boehlke, Wis.-Oshkosh, 31:02.16; 8. Matt Liebal, Dickinson, 31:17.70.

110-meter high hurdles (w indicates wind aided): 1. Marcus Walgrave, Wis.-La Crosse, 13.98w; 2. John Fudge, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.07w; 3. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 14.18w; 4. Jonathan Garcia, Mass.-Dartmouth, 14.20w; 5. Dorran Coley, Thiel, 14.32w; 6. David Skiba, Washington-St. Louis, 14.33w; 7. Rashawn White, Anderson (Ind.), 14.35w; 8. Tanner Miest, Gust. Adolphus, 14.59w.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Jeff Jasmin, Lincoln (Pa.), 51.25; 2. Kevin Bright, Middlebury, 51.95; 3. P J Theisen, St. Thomas (Minn.), 52.25; 4. Ted McMillan, Augustana (Ill.), 52.48; 5. Brad Peterson, Wis.-La Crosse, 52.50; 6. Cory Beebe, Heidelberg, 52.78; 7. Derek Johnson, St. John’s (Minn.), 53.03; 8. Nolan Hietpas, Wis.-La Crosse, 53.07.

400-meter relay: 1. Mount Union (Nic Saluppo, Pierre Garcon, James Cunningham, John Biacofsky), 40.30; 2. McMurry, 40.57; 3. New Jersey City, 40.77; 4. Greenville, 41.07; 5. Lincoln (Pa.), 41.08; 6. Neb. Wesleyan, 41.18; 7. Central (Iowa), 41.28; 8. Wis.-Whitewater, 41.33.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Lincoln (Pa.) (Bobby Young, Jeff Jasmin, Randy Dawkins, Lance Wigfall), 3:08.55; 2. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:10.11; 3. McMurry, 3:12.63; 4. Wis.-Stevens Point, 3:13.01; 5. Neb. Wesleyan, 3:13.36; 6. Central (Iowa), 3:13.47; 7. North Central (Ill.), 3:13.88; 8. Wartburg, 3:14.08.

High jump: 1. Todd Lowber, Ramapo, 2.15 (7-0 1/2); 2. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 2.09 (6-10 1/4); 3. Andy Stoecken, Loras, 2.06 (6-9); 4. (tie) Ted McMillan, Augustana (Ill.), and Mike Buist, Calvin, 2.06 (6-9); 6. Chris Hickox, Mississippi Col., 2.06 (6-9); 7. (tie) Eric Belancic, Mount Union, and Bruce Cotton, Wilmington (Ohio), 2.03 (6-7 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Matt Novak, Wis.-La Crosse, 5.16 (16-11); 2. Kevin Clark, Elizabethtown, 4.96 (16-3 1/4); 3. Alex Tapplin, Wis.-La Crosse, 4.86 (15-11 1/4); 4. Derek Zulkoski, Neb. Wesleyan, 4.86 (15-11 1/4); 5. Jonny Henkins, Monmouth (Ill.), 4.86 (15-11 1/4); 6. Zach Johnson, Wis.-Oshkosh, 4.86 (15-11 1/4); 7. Michael Bina, North Central (Ill.), 4.86 (15-11 1/4); 8. Jake Owens, Richard Stockton, 4.71 (15-5 1/2).

Long jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Paul Klemic, Richard Stockton, 7.56 (24-9 3/4); 2. Greg Tyson, Heidelberg, 7.50 (24-7 1/4w); 3. Derek Stanley, Wis.-Whitewater, 7.31 (23-11 3/4w); 4. Broderick Maybank, McDaniel, 7.26 (23-10); 5. Jed Droge, Neb. Wesleyan, 7.23 (23-8 3/4); 6. Ryan Robertson, Ohio Northern, 7.21 (23-8) 7. Brandon Copeland, Bridgewater (Va.), 7.13 (23-4 3/4w); 8. Brandon Mirach, Williams, 7.11 (23-4w).

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Fred Jones, Tufts, 15.11 (49-7w); 2. Nathan Adkins, Redlands, 14.96 (49-1w); 3. Albert Greene, Monmouth (Ill.), 14.89 (48-10 1/4w); 4. Brandon Mirach, Williams, 14.79 (48-6 1/4w); 5. Broderick Maybank, McDaniel, 14.71 (48-3 1/4w); 6. Dan Marcy, Tufts, 14.57 (47-9 3/4w); 7. Alex Stuart, Monmouth (Ill.), 14.55 (47-9w); 8. Tynez Wilson, Cortland St., 14.54 (47-8 1/2w).

Shot put: 1. Uzoma Orji, MIT, 18.35 (60-2 1/2); 2. Nate Meckes, Calvin, 17.61 (57-9 1/2); 3. Brandon Houle, Wis.-Oshkosh, 17.55 (57-7); 4. Dwayne Lockridge, Anderson (Ind.), 17.45 (57-3); 5. Peter Cathcart, St. Olaf, 16.97 (55-8 1/4); 6. Dan Austin, Williams, 16.63 (54-6 3/4); 7. Justin Archer, Mount Union, 16.52 (54-2 1/2); 8. Robert Godfrey, Rowan, 16.36 (53-8 1/4).

Discus throw: 1. Dan Austin, Williams, 59.45 (195-0); 2. Pete Ringquist, Wis.-Whitewater, 54.29 (178-1); 3. Dan Hytinen, Wis.-Whitewater, 53.99 (177-1); 4. Lance Brooks, Millikin, 53.87 (176-9); 5. Justin Rodhe, Mount Union, 52.10 (170-11); 6. Ryan Kawski, Wis.-Stout, 50.08 (164-4); 7. Marcus Matyas, Cortland St., 50.07 (164-3); 8. Derek Marks, St. Thomas (Minn.), 49.92 (163-9).

Hammer throw: 1. Ross Kapp, Wis. Whitewater, 60.65 (198-11); 2. Uzoma Orji, MIT, 60.46 (198-4); 3. Joe Busalacchi, Wis.-Whitewater, 58.83 (193-0); 4. Jason Foster, Colby, 56.91 (186-8); 5. Brandon Houle, Wis.-Oshkosh, 56.30 (184-8); 6. Dwayne Lockridge, Anderson (Ind.), 56.12 (184-1); 7. Dan Austin, Williams, 54.69 (179-5); 8. Jacob Courrier, Hamline, 54.58 (179-1).

Javelin throw: 1. Corey White, Redlands, 70.59 (231-7); 2. David Bergeron, Westfield St., 63.40 (208-0); 3. Joel Krebs, George Fox, 63.26 (207-6); 4. Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 61.81 (202-9); 5. Stephen Burns, Rochester Inst., 61.29 (201-1); 6. Tom Crowley, Coast Guard, 61.27 (201-0); 7. Vince Werner, Allegheny, 60.37 (198-0); 8. Bronson Stelzer, Wis.-La Crosse, 59.55 (195-4).

Decathlon: 1. Matt Roberson, Claremont-M-S, 7,188 2. Fritz Nugent, Redlands, 7,005; 3. Khristoph Becker, Middlebury, 6,996; 4. Adam Lendowski, Wis.-Whitewater, 6,795; 5. Seth Harris, George Fox, 6,743; 6. Zane Buckingham, St. Lawrence, 6,581; 7. Josh Priester, George Fox, 6,471; 8. Ryan Forbes, George Fox, 6,317.\