BRADENTON, Fla. – The 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships came to a close Saturday, with three UIndy throwers competing in shot put. The championships were held Thursday through Saturday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
 
Miranda Braun, Katie Monk and Austin Hogan all threw the shot Saturday, with all three placing outside the top eight. Competing in her third event of the meet, Monk led the way with a 10th-place finish among the women, followed by Braun in 21st (14.56m). Hogan, also a three-event qualifier, took 14th (16.42m) in the shot on the men's side.
 
All told, the Hounds collected three All-America honors at nationals, with Hogan's third-place showing in the discus good for UIndy's top finish. See below for the breakdown of the seven qualifiers and their finishes.
 

NAME	EVENT	MARK	PLACE	PTS
Josh Bass	men's long jump	7.57m	5th	4
Miranda Braun	women's shot put	13.16m	21st	-
Austin Hogan	men's shot put	16.42m	12th	-
	men's discus throw	55.14m	3rd	6
	men's hammer throw	55.29m	17th	-
Treyvon Matthews	men's 110m hurdles	14.18	9th	-
Katie Monk	women's shot put	14.56m	10th	-
	women's discus throw	45.96m	14th	-
	women's hammer throw	53.46m	16th	-
Lissette Mendivil	women's discus throw	50.35m	7th	2
Vincent Ziraldo	men's hammer throw	FOUL	-	-

 
In the final team standings, the UIndy men's 10 points – most since 2014 – was good for a share of 24th place, while the women tied for 62nd on the strength of Mendivil's All-America performance in the discus.


FRIDAY
The UIndy track and field team secured a pair of top-eight finishes at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday. After teammate Josh Bass placed fifth in the long jump yesterday, senior Lissette Mendivil and redshirt-sophomore Austin Hogan also earned All-America status in the discus throw. The championships, held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., will run through Saturday.
 
Both Mendivil and Hogan garnered their second All-America nod in the event. Hogan notched the highest finish in the men's discus since Brian Evans won the national championship in 1995. The latter's 55.14-meter toss earned third place in this year's Division II finals.
 
Mendivil, meanwhile, bookended her career with a seventh-place throw of 50.35 meters. The season-best heave supplements a runner-up finish in the 2014 nationals.
 
Katie Monk, who finished 16th in the hammer throw yesterday, took 14th place in the discus with a toss of 45.96 meters.
 
Finally, junior Treyvon Matthews raced in the prelims of 110-meter hurdles and just missed a spot in the finals. His time of 14.18 was good for fourth in his heat and ninth overall. It also snapped one of hte oldest records in the UIndy annals, besting the former school mark of 14.24 seconds, set by Chris Green in 1986.
 
The championships conclude tomorrow with three more Greyhounds in action. Monk and senior Miranda Braun will take to the shot put circle at 1:15 p.m., followed by Hogan in the men's shot put at 5:05 p.m. Follow live results here.


THURSDAY
The 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships kicked off Thursday. The day was highlighted by senior Josh Bass and his All-America leap in the long jump. The championships, held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., will run through Saturday.
 
Bass used an outdoor PR of 7.57 meters to earn fifth place among the nation's best long jumpers. The result was the third career All-America First Team honor for the Springfield, Ohio native. He placed third in the long jump in both the indoor and outdoor championships in 2014.
 
Three more Hounds were in action on day one, as Katie Monk, Austin Hogan and Vincent Ziraldo all competed in the hammer throw, with all three placing outside the top eight. Monk placed 16th on the women's side with a toss of 53.46 meters. Hogan (55.29m) finished 17th amongst the men, and Ziraldo, who came in as the 11th seed, was unable to manage a legal throw.