Eschenbauch Wins NCAA Division III Title in 35-Pound Weight Throw

     Noah Eschenbauch captured his first career NCAA Division III championship, winning the 35-pound weight throw at Friday�s indoor track and field national meet in Greencastle, Ind.

     The senior from Rosholt had a throw of 62 feet, five inches, which was more than a foot longer than second place finisher Luke Speltz of Gustavus Adolphus, who had a throw of 61 feet, 1.25 inches.

     Eschenbauch is the eighth men�s indoor national champion in UW-Stevens Point history and the first Pointer ever to win the weight throw event. His winning distance was the fourth longest in the 19-year history of the event and the longest since Ethan Brooks of Williams (Mass.) had a throw of 63 feet, 8.75 inches in 1996.

     Eschenbauch had his best throw in finals after throwing 61 feet, 6.75 inches in the preliminary round. That throw would also have been good enough for the national title.

     The Pointer men placed seventh in the team standings, qualifying for the top 10 for the third time in four years.