The Rowan Men’s Track & Field Team took home the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship with a total of 76 points and featured a pair of individual winners on Saturday to help the Profs secure its first-ever national indoor title. The two-day meet was held at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
The 75 points from the Profs were enough to edge out defending champion Wisconsin-LaCrosse (74 points) by just one point in second and Wisconsin-Oshkosh (64 points) in third.
Seth Clevenger won his second individual title of the weekend, as his first-place finish in the 3000 meters (7:54.92) was a meet record and more importantly was the catalyst to help the Profs secure the team title. On Friday, he was victorious in the 5000 meters.
Rajahn Dixon captured the 200 meters by the slimmest of margins, as his time of 20.92 edged out Dylan Doss of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (20.93) by just 0.01 seconds. Dixon’s time also sets a program record and is the #2 fastest all-time in Division III.
The duo gives the Profs its sixth and seventh respective individual indoor champions as well.
The team will return to Glassboro with a team championship, three individual titles, and a total of 12 All-Americans.
Saturday’s rundown:
– Kwaku Nkrumah (7.92) and Jason Agyemang (7.95) finished second and third respectively in the 60 meter hurdle finals
– Joshua Justin was the runner-up in the triple jump, with a top mark of 14.93 meters
– Elijah Hendricks joined Dixon in the 200 meter finals, where he was fifth, clocking in with his fastest indoor time in the event (21.24)
– Four of the five entries in the high jump all earned All-American led by David Brown (2.09 meters) in third; Jamile Gantt in fourth (2.09 meters), Noah Wampole in sixth (2.06 meters) and Arrington Rhym in eighth (2.06 meters)
This marks Rowan’s sixth team title at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, as the Profs won the outdoor championship in five consecutive years (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984).
It is the 12th NCAA team championship in the history of Rowan Athletics and the first since 2002, when the field hockey team won the national title. The Profs own NCAA Division Championships in Baseball (1978, 1979), Men’s Soccer (1981, 1990) and Men’s Basketball (1995-96), and Field Hockey (2002).
Rowan’s three individual champions are the most since 1984 when the Profs took home three titles at the outdoor meet – Robert Beamon Abdullah (110m hurdles), Don Deckert (3000m steeplechase) and Ronald Deckert (5000m run). Rowan also captured the championship in the 4x400m relay (Anthony Stone, Ronald Moore, Edward Lamhing, Robert Beamon Abdullah).
ROWAN’S ALL-AMERICANS at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championship
Seth Clevenger – 3000 meters (National Champion)
Seth Clevenger – 5000 meters (National Champion)
Rajahn Dixon – 200 meters (National Champion)
Joshua Justin – Triple Jump (Second Place)
Kwaku Nkrumah – 60 meter hurdles (Second Place)
Jason Agyemang – 60 meter hurdles (Third Place)
David Brown – High Jump (Third Place)
Jamile Gantt – High Jump (Fourth Place)
Elijah Hendricks – 200 meters (Fifth Place)
Bright John – Long Jump (Fifth Place)
Noah Wampole – High Jump (Sixth Place)
Arrington Rhym – High Jump (Eighth Place)