Division III Day Two Live Updates: Field

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Seven national champions will be crowned today: men and women in the shot put, high jump, and triple jump, and the men’s heptathlon.

Your first three: Roger Steen of Eau Claire won the men’s shot put with a meet record 18.81 meters, Gladys Njoku of Stevens won the women’s high jump at 1.72 meters (she beat Cortland’s Taylor Hudson on misses), and Jamie Ruginski went 14.49 to win the men’s triple jump. Eau Claire also took third in the shot, which has major team implications. We interviewed all three national champions after their wins:

Steen, Ruginski, and Njoku are all familiar with intense battles at nationals. Steen has been second, third, and third at nationals the last two years, Ruginski has now won the last three titles in the triple (the triple-triple!) and Njoku is a first-time champ after losing last year’s HJ in a jump-off.