Tigers win third straight SCAC title

Results | DePauw's all-SCAC performers

Memphis, Tenn. - DePauw won its third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Championship as it totaled a record 235.5 points and topped second place Trinity by 50. Along the way, the Tigers set SCAC records in four different

events.

The Tigers took the top four spots in the steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run to account for 58 of their points for the entire meet.

Senior Shawn Odle notched his fourth straight SCAC championship in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.10 seconds.

Senior Eric Fruth was a double-winner for the Tigers as he finished first in both the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs. His title in the 1,500 was his third straight and his championship in the 5K was his second in three years. Fruth's time of 15:19.21 in the 5,000 meters broke his own conference record of 15:39.36 (set in 2000) by 20 seconds.

Simon Flory won the 3000-meter steeplechase and placed second in the 5,000-meter run. Flory was a repeat winner in the steeple after claiming the 2001 title as well. His time of 9:15.30 set an SCAC record by over 23 seconds.

Torrey Teats won the 10,000 meters for the second straight year and did so in an SCAC record time of 32:21.90. That broke the previous record by 38 seconds.

Mike Hult also defended his 2001 conference title in the shot put by winning this year with a throw of 14.96 meters (49'1"). Jamarcus Shephard won long jump with a leap of 6.98 meters (22'11") and the 4 x 100-meter relay won in an SCAC record time of 41.84 seconds. That broke the mark of 42.25 seconds set by Trinity in 1997 and their own school mark by .01 seconds.

J.R. Foster earned all-conference in two individual events as he finished third in both the 100 and 200 meters.