RESULTS

GENEVA, Ohio (Outdoor Track & Field) – A pair of Messiah track athletes were crowned as National Champions on Saturday afternoon with Benjamin Schott winning the 3,000 meter steeplechase (8:59.89) and Esther Seeland claiming the top spot in the 800 meter (2:05.24).

Schott's time of 8:58.89 in the steeplechase edged Logan McKenzie (9:03.61) of Berea by nearly five seconds to earn a National Title in his final career race. Seeland completed her first outdoor season of track and field with a National Championship by shattering the Messiah program record with a time of 2:05.24 in the 800 meter to win the event by nearly four and a half seconds. Seeland also broke the MAC record time of 2:09.31 set in 2014 by Lebanon Valley's Cynthia Adams
 
Full event recaps from Friday can be view below.
 
WOMEN
800-Meter Run
Messiah freshman Esther Seeland won the national title by more than four seconds over the field. Seeland also shattered both the program and MAC record times by more than four seconds, crossing the finish line in a time of 2:05.24. The previous conference record time of 2:09.31 was set in 2014 by Lebanon Valley’s Cynthia Adams. The 2019 runner-up finished in a time of 2:09.71. Seeland, who is now an NCAA Division III All-American in the event, becomes the seventh MAC student-athlete to capture an NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field title.
 
4x400-Meter Relay
Messiah finished the race in a time of 3:51.23, but was disqualified for a lane violation to void the result.
 
Triple Jump
Eastern junior Nicole Weenink took 17th place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.56 meters.
 
Hammer Throw
Widener senior Allison Reuter took ninth place in the hammer throw, missing all-America honors by one spot. Reuter threw a distance of 50.59 meters.

 MEN
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Messiah senior Benjamin Schott won the national title with a time of 8:58.89 to defeat the second-place finisher by nearly five seconds. Schott who is now an NCAA Division III All-American in the event, becomes the 18 MAC student-athlete to capture an NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field title.

Stevenson junior Patrick Watson also earn NCAA Division III All-America honors in the event, finishing in fifth with a time of 9:09.97.
 
5,000-Meter Run
Widener junior Matthew Kazanjian took 10th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:09.43.