Canton, NY - Senior Trevor Stutzman came up short in his bid for a fourth All-American finish in the shot put today, as he threw just 53'0.75" in his prelims and did not make the finals. Stutzman was fifth in Heat 1 but with only nine competitors moving to the final, he was edged out. He finished 11th overall.

Stutzman did launch a great throw on his second of three attempts, but he failed in the circle and it was not measured.

The final All-American spot (8th place) was earned with a mark of 53'9".

He entered this weekend's finale ranked No. 3 in the nation with a mark of 59'0.75". Entering this season Stutzman was a already three-time All-American in the shot put, and twice finished as high as fifth (2014 Indoor, 2015 Indoor). Last season Stutzman took eighth at the 2014 Outdoor Championships.
 

 

First-year thrower Christian Pavlovich threw 188'5" this afternoon at the NCAA Championships, good for 11th overall. His best mark was collected on his third-and-final throw, while the other two were both under 184'.
 
Pavlovich qualified for this weekend's championship by way of a throw of 193'6" on his final throw of the regular-season. He was consistently in the upper-180's all season, and won the MAC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 188'11". He entered the event seeded at the bottom of the field, and his 11th place was the second-best among freshman throwers.

The last All-American spot (8th place) was 198'6".
 

 

Two days after qualifying for today's finale, Jared Schatz finished 14th in the steeplechase with a time of 9:40.41. The race started of well enough for Schatz, and many of his early splits were even with his performance on Thursday (9:17.04). However, as the race wore on fatigue caught up and Schatz finished with splits of 1:20.09 and 1:23.58, respectively. Those two laps alone were 18 seconds more than his final laps on Thursday, and his final time reflected just that.
 
The final All-American time (8th place) was 9:05.11.
 
Despite the tough finish, Schatz season was quite spectacular, and his College-record steeplechase time of 9:09.11 could remain for a long time.