1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	1974
Host city	Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois
Events	20
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The 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, were the first year the Division II/III designation was recognized in NCAA track and field. Previously, it was called the College Division. The top 6 athletes scored in their perspective event.

Results

100 Yard Dash

The event was wind aided. The 100 yd dash which is slightly shorter than a 100 meters, is 91.44 meters. All races at the time where hand timed.

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	James Gilkes	Fisk	9.4	NAIA
	Joe Franklin	Southern–New Orleans	9.5	NAIA
	Joe Kendrick	Ashland	9.5	DII
4	Herman Verdin	Southern–New Orleans	9.8	NAIA
5	Clint Alguire	Mount Union	9.8
6	Fred Mintz	Baldwin Wallace	9.8

220 Yard Dash

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	James Gilkes	Fisk	20.7	NAIA
	Herman Verdin	Southern–New Orleans	21.4	NAIA
	Joe Franklin	Southern–New Orleans	21.5	NAIA
4	Leonard Elion	Fisk	21.6	NAIA
5	Joe Kendrick	Ashland	21.6	DII
6	Vince Williams	Chicago State	21.6	DI

440 yard Dash

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Kip Korir	Coe	47.3
	Mike Williams	Mount Union	47.9
	Ronald Bethune	Southern–New Orleans	48.5	NAIA
4	Terry Youngblood	Central (Iowa)	48.7
5	Bill Taylor	Pomona-Pitzer	48.8
6	Carl Hill	Southwestern (Ten.)	48.9	'

880 yard Run

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Barry King	Ashland	1:51.2	DII
	Bob Linn	Ashland	1:51.3	DII
	Harold Small	Brandeis	1:52.0
4	Al Tonks	Baldwin Wallace	1:52.0
5	Alan Kleinsasser	Caltech	1:52.0
6	Manny Rivera	Brandeis	1:52.1

One Mile Run

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Steve Foster	Ashland	4:05.1	DII
	Scott Barrett	North Central	4:06.6
	Fred Suarez	SUNY Oswego	4:07.4
4	Jim Muus	St. Olaf	4:08.2
5	Chris Horton	Brandeis	4:08.6
6	Dan Spear	Hamline	4:08.7

Three Mile Run

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	David Moller	Rochester	13:54.6
	John O'Conner	Augustana (IL)	14:07.4
	Cliff Karthauser	Nebraska Wesleyan	14:08.8
4	Dan Copper	Augustana (IL)	14:12.8
5	Randy Luce	Pomona-Pitzer	14:14.6
6	John Bradford	Brandeis	14:17.6

120 Yard Hurdles

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Roger Retherford	Otterbein	14.2
	Wayne Covington	Lock Haven	14.3	DII
	Steve Smith	Pomona-Pitzer	14.4
4	Gerald Greenfield	Johns Hopkins	14.4
5	Keith Wolling	RIT	14.5
6	Steve Wilson	Western Maryland	14.6

440 Yard Hurdles

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Tony Cornelious	Augustana (IL)	53.3
	Keith Wolling	RIT	53.7
	Jim Baum	Ashland	53.7	DII
4	Steve Smith	Pomona-Pitzer	53.7
5	Greg Traxler	St. John's (MN)	55.5
6	Terry Kozina	Ashland	55.6	DII

3000 Meter Steeplechase

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Gary Johnson	Westmont	9:17.8	NAIA
	Lee Pollock	St. Lawrence	9:23.2
	Mark Duggan	Boston State	9:36.0
4	Larry Coy	Baldwin Wallace	9:37.6
5	Dave Hanson	Luther	9:41.0
6	Tim Hawley	Wabash	10:07.4

High Jump

Rank	Name	University	Height	Notes
	Kurt Nielson	Nebraska Wesleyan	2.01m
	Greg Gornsuch	Wheaton	2.01m
	Dave Miller	Baldwin Wallace	1.96m
4	Bruce Crowe	Washington (MD)	1.96m
5	John Stanek	Augustana (IL)	1.96m
6	Jim Wildgreen	Hope	1.96m

Pole Vault

Rank	Name	University	Height	Notes
	Steve Hughes	Westmont	4.72m	NAIA
	Craig Boyak	Kalamazoo	4.57m
	Charles Novak	St. Olaf	4.57m
4	Steve Mason	Pomona-Pitzer	4.42m
5	Joe Thompson	Augustana (IL)	4.27m	Tie
5	Paul Ksionzyk	Cortland (SUNY)	4.27m	Tie

Long Jump

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	David Boyd	Fisk University	7.82m	NAIA
	Chuck Larsuel	Mount Union	7.30m
	Rick Steinberg	Luther	7.22m
4	Milt Snodgrass	Mount Union	7.22m
5	Ronald Bethune	Southern–New Orleans	7.10m	NAIA
6	Don Harvey	Alma	7.02m

Triple Jump

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	Anthony Palumbo	Rochester	15.21m
	Rudy Sawyerl	St. John's (MN)	14.86m
	Kip Korir	Coe	14.73m
4	Guy Jensen	Otterbein	14.37m
5	Mike Williams	Widener	14.35m
6	Charles Drummond	Brockport St.	14.18m

Shot Put

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	Steve Lindgren	Hamline	17.03m
	Ray Fogg	Pomona-Pitzer	16.91m
	Joe Gould	Queens	16.40m	DII
4	Rudy Vido	Albany (SUNY)	16.23m	DI
5	Stephan Ondrejack	Trenton State	15.90m
6	John Dupuis	Worcester State	15.40m

Discus Throw

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	Bill Lovino	Ohio Wesleyan	52.14m
	George Liset	Wheaton	49.76m
	Bob Scott	Augustana (IL)	49.66m
4	Rod Ridgeway	Wittenberg	49.14m
5	Terrance Bruce	Alfred	48.26m
6	John Dupuis	Worcester State	47.72m

Hammer Throw

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	John Pearson	MIT	51.92m
	Joe Gould	Queens	50.60m	DII
	John Kock	RIT	48.62m
4	Warren Shank	Westmont	48.28m
5	Tom Lowell	RPI	48.18m
6	Lewis Farber	RPI	45.26m

Javelin Throw

The Javelin thrown in 1973 was different from the current model. Therefore, results cannot be directly compared to today's results.

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	Robert Sing	Ursinus	71.60m
	Joe Gould	Queens	68.32m	DII
	Kevin Peter	Pomona-Pitzer	68.14m
4	Bob Orell	Pomona-Pitzer	67.62m
5	Greg Afman	Calvin	63.84m
6	Glenn Levengood	Susquehanna	62.74m

Decathlon

Rank	Name	University	Points	Notes
	Jim Baum	Ashland	7,030	DII
	Robert Ryan	Rochester	6,528
	Mark Lineweaver	Brockport St.	6,499
4	Chuck Williams	Case Western	6,376
5	Larry Griffith	Mount Union	6,300
6	Mike Hunt	Capital	6,244

440 Yard Relay

Rank	Team	Name	Time	Notes
	Mount Union	Milt Snodgrass	41.1
		Chuck Larsuel
		Mike Williams
		Clint Alguire
	Southern–New Orleans	Herman Verdin	41.2	NAIA
		Ronald Bethune
		Larry Williams
		Joe Franklin
	Fisk	David Boyd	41.3	NAIA
		Leonard Elion
		Leon Stubbs
		James Gilkes
4	Baldwin-Wallace	Everett Head	41.8
		Mark Allio
		Tony DiMarzo
		Fred Mintz
5	Denison	B. Thompson	42.1
		Ed Cione
		R. Price
		Tony Thompson
6	Chicago State	Clifford Fletcher	42.4	DI
		Willie Patton
		Sudie Davis
		Vince Williams

Mile Relay

Rank	Team	Name	Time	Notes
	Mount Union	Chuck Larsuel	3:15.7
		Jim Freund
		Mike Williams
		Milt Snodgrass
	Ashland	Jim Baum	3:16.2	DII
		Barry King
		Terry Kozma
		Bob Linn
	Southern–New Orleans	Herman Verdin	3:16.2	NAIA
		Craig Louis
		Ronald Bethune
		Donald Clark
4	Augustana (IL)	Enyo DeWith	3:17.2
		Scott Stephens
		Bill Yemm
		Tony Cornelious
5	Brandeis	Allen Knight	3:18.2
		Mike Ricciardone
		Manny Rivera
		Harold Small
6	Baruch	Tyrone Cunningham	3:18.6
		Harold Reardon
		George Bailey
		Mario Church

External links

• NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field