Track & Field
2008 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships
at Myers Field House - Mankato, Minn.
March 14 - 15, 2008

last updated 04/07/08

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HARTZLER PLACES EIGHTH, WINS ALL-AMERICA STATUS

MANKATO, Minn. — Cody Hartzler (jr. Belleville/Indian Valley) tied for eighth in the high jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFriday at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Cody Hartzler

Hartzler finished with a jump of 6-5 to tie him with Emporia State's Craig Saalfeld. St. Augustine's Joe Kindred won the national title with a jump of 6-11.

With his eighth-place finish, Hartzler is now an All-America high jumper. The top eight athletes in each event are named All-America.

He qualified for nationals when he cleared 6-10 1/4 to win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title and set a new school record in the high jump.

DART PLACES SEVENTH IN SHOT PUT, TYSON NINTH

MANKATO, Minn. — Jim Dart (sr. Havertown/Haverford) placed seventh in the shot put at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Jim Dart

Dart's throw of 54-08 3/4 earned him All-America honors for the first time in his collegiate career.

Thrower Steve Tyson (sr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) came up 1.25 inches short of All-America honors in the shot put, placing ninth with a throw of 53-09 1/4.

Ashland senior Bryan Vickers won the national title with a throw of 62-08 3/4.

Tyson entered nationals as PSAC Champion, and Dart qualified earlier in the season.

Tyson beat out his teammate, Dart, to capture his third-straight PSAC title in the shot put with a throw of 54-10 3/4.

Dart placed second with a throw of 54-0 to hit a NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Earlier in the season at the Susquehanna Open, Dart had a school record breaking a throw of 55-1.

Kutztown finished with 2.5 team points, good for 39th place out of 41 teams that scored points.