B-W Duo Places 14th and 17th in Shot Put at NCAA Division III National Track Meet
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Final Men's Shot Put Results (.pdf)
DELAWARE, OHIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College senior track and field sensation and five-time NCAA Division III All-American Kevin Phipps (Patsakala/ Watkins Memorial) placed 14th and sophomore All-American Mitch Supan (Medina/ Walsh Jesuit) was 17th today (Friday, May 27) on the second of the three-day 2011 NCAA Division III National Track & Field Championship Meet at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware , Ohio. Phipps, who placed fourth in the hammer yesterday (May 26) to earn his fifth All-American award, and Supan also compete tomorrow in the discus.
Phipps had a best throw of 51-feet and nine-inches and Supan's best toss was at 50'8.75". Phipps entered the shot put competition ranked 16th with a season-best throw of 53'8.5" while Supan was ranked 17th at 53'6.25".
Entering tomorrow's discus competition, Phipps is ranked fifth nationally with a season-best toss of 174'2". He is one spot back of Supan, who is ranked fourth with a B-W school-record of 174'8".
This spring, he was tabbed as B-W's Senior Male Outstanding Athlete recipient -- the Kenneth Steingass Award. Phipps also was a solid student and leader on campus. He graduated with a better than 3.0 grade point average, was the team captain for both football and track and earned All-OAC accolades on the gridiron as a defensive tackle.
In addition to Phipps and Supan competing in the meet, senior All-American pentathlete Emily Oliver (Waynesburg/ Sandy Valley) placed 12th of 22 competitors in the 7-event heptathlon, senior 3-time All-American Kim Chinn (Zanesville/ West Muskingum) is ranked second in the 3,000-meter steeeplechase and competes at 9:00 p.m. and sophomore Cristina Perrine (Middleburg Heights/ Midpark) is ranked 16th in the women's discus. A year ago, Chinn was the national runner-up in the steeplechase and was an All-American while Oliver placed 15th in the heptathlon.
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