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TOP STORY
1. The Fastest, Farthest and the Highest

“The Wisconsin-La Crosse men's and Loras College women's indoor track and field teams came out triumphant at the 2024 NCAA Division III indoor track and field championships. Both teams celebrated at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, hosted by Norfolk State.

The Wisconsin-La Crosse men's program claimed another title this year after coming out on top in last year's championships. The team placed fourth after the first day of events but came out on top to grab the title with 74 points.

Loras College women's team held on to first place throughout the two-day competition. They won the title with 51 points after nabbing two first-place finishes in the first day of events.

» Team Scoring (W). Loras 51, Washington U. 49, Johns Hopkins 33, Rochester 32, MIT 30.

» Team Scoring (M). UW-La Crosse 74, UW-Eau Claire 52, UW-Oshkosh 51, UW-Whitewater 37, John Carroll 21.

BASKETBALL
2. And Then There Were Four

The national semifinals are set after last weekend’s Division III men’s and women’s basketball sectional round.

Men’s Quarterfinals
Hampden-Sydney d. Nebraska Wesleyan, 68-60
Guilford d. Christopher Newport, 50-48
Trine d. UW-Platteville, 88-86 (OT)
Trinity CT d. Calvin, 69-62

» Semifinals (Thursday at Fort Wayne, Ind.). #1 Hampden-Sydney vs. #7 Guilford, 5:30 p.m.; #13 Trine vs. #3 Trinity CT, 8 p.m. ET

Women’s Quarterfinals
NYU d. Scranton, 68-46
Transylvania d. UW-Whitewater, 62-48
Smith d. Bowdoin, 52-47
Wartburg d. Washington and Lee, 68-58

» Semifinals (Thursday at Columbus, Ohio). #14 Smith vs. #7 Wartburg, 5 p.m.; #1 NYU vs. #2 Transylvania, 7:30 p.m.

ICE HOCKEY (M/W)
3. Blades of Glory

The national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey championship take place on Saturday at four locations, while the men’s team whittles its field from 13 to eight.

» Women’s Quarterfinals
Adrian d. Hamilton, 4-1
Elmira d. Amherst, 2-1 (OT)
Middlebury d. Plattsburgh, 2-0
UW-River Falls d. Gustavus Adolphus, 2-1 

» Semifinals (Friday at UW-River Falls). #6 Middlebury vs. #14 Elmira, 4 p.m.; #1 UW-River Falls vs. #3 Adrian, 8 p.m. ET | Bracket | Championship Website

Men’s First Round
Plymouth State d. Cortland, 5-2; St. Norbert d. St. Olaf, 5-2; Adrian d. UW-Stevens Point, 4-0; Elmira d. Endicott, 5-2; Curry d. Geneseo, 3-0.

» Quarterfinals (Saturday). #10 Elmira at #3 Trinity CT; #5 St. Norbert at #4 Adrian; #12 Curry at #1 Hobart; #9 Plymouth State at #2 Utica. | Bracket

WRESTLING (W)
4. North Central Finishes 2nd at NCWWCs

Defending national champion North Central was in a position to repeat its 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship (NCWWC) entering the final match of the night but just fell short to finish second behind the University of Iowa. DIII crowned a pair of champions in the Cardinals’ Amani Jones at 123 and New Jersey City’s Sandra Guerreo at 191.

» Team Scoring. Iowa 204, North Central 198, King 163, McKendree 106, Colorado Mesa 68.5. 10. UW-Stevens Point 38, 11. Aurora 35, 15. New Jersey City 30.5.

» Other Medalists. 130: Alexis Janiak, Aurora (3rd); 136: Yele Aycock, NCC (2nd); 143: Alara Boyd, NCC (3rd); 155: London Houston, NCC (3rd); 170: Yelena Makoyed, NCC (2nd); 191: Traeh Haynes, NCC (3rd).

» Complete Results

NEWS
5. Lightning Round

» Baseball. McDaniel freshman Patrick Kelly hit a pair of grand slams, powering the Green Terror to a 17-4 victory against New England College on Saturday.

» Skiing. Middlebury was the top DIII school, finishing 10th at the NCAA Skiing Championships. Colby placed 14th, while Bowdoin and St. Lawrence also finished in the top 20 at 16th and 17th, respectively.

TRANSACTIONS
6. Comings and Goings

• BREVARD - Cameron Isenhour named head cross country coach

• CROWN - Jon Forsythe stepped down as head men’s soccer coach

• GROVE CITY - Jason Baker named head women’s basketball coach

• LeTOURNEAU - Stan Wells announced his retirement as head softball coach at the end of the season. Macey Mize will take over as head coach

• MACALESTER - Keelin Severtson named assistant volleyball coach

HIGHLIGHTS
7. Best Plays of the Weekend

• Tyler Dearman perseveres, send Guilford to Final Four.

• F&M men’s lacrosse buzzer-beater

• Wartburg women’s basketball advances to Elite Eight

• Two of three fastest DIII times ever in men’s 200 meters

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