Men's track second in 4x400 at nationals; 10th as team

March 12, 2005
For the second year in a row, the St. Thomas men's 4x400 relay team finished as NCAA Division III runner-up. Carson Glad, P.J. Theisen, Cassidy Glad and Jason Schwietz ran 3:16.19, just .32 of a second behind UW-LaCrosse.

That foursome broke its own school and MIAC record of 3:16.87 set in 2004.

The eight team points let St. Thomas place 10th with 16 points. Joe Thomas' second-place finish in Friday's high jump scored the other eight points.

Theisen also competed in Saturday's triple jump but didn't make the finals at 44-6 1-4 in his prelims.


Men's NCAA Division III Indoor Track
Top 10 teams and MIAC scorers
Wisconsin-La Crosse 53; Lincoln (Pa.) 38.0; Wisconsin-Platteville 33; Nebraska Wesleyan 32; North Central (Ill.)27; Wisconsin-Oshkosh 25.0; Wisconsin-Whitewater and New Jersey City 19; Mass. Inst. Technology 17; St. Thomas 16; Otterbein (Ohio) 15.5; Dubuque 14. Others: tie 50. St. John's 1

MIAC Placewinners
High Jump: 2. Joe Thomas ST 6-9 3-4.
Triple Jump: 8. Paul Ferber St. John's 46-8.
4x400 relay: 2. St. Thomas (Carson Glad, P.J. Theisen, Cassidy Glad, Jason Schwietz) 3:16.19