GREENVILLE, Ill. – Senior Dom Data (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) added to his career accomplishments on Friday at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Outdoor Championships, hosted at Greenville (IL) University, by winning the 200-meter championship.  His victory highlighted several strong performances by Golden Tornadoes over the past two days.  Overall, the men placed sixth out of 22 schools, while the women placed ninth out of 23 schools.

On Thursday, Data again broke the school record in the preliminaries of the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.08 seconds, easily the fastest time of any competitor.  That time is fifth fastest time in NCAA Division III and positions him to compete for an NCAA Championship later this month.  Data then won the finals of the 200-meter dash on Friday with a time of 21.30 seconds.  The victory completes the season sweep of the 200-meter NCCAA Championships as Data also won the Indoor NCCAA Championship in the 200-meter dash in February.

In addition, Data also finished second in the 100-meter dash, narrowly being edged out at the finish by just .02 seconds, with Data's final time coming in 10.75 seconds.  This was a day after running a time of 10.56 seconds in the preliminaries, which was also the second fastest time heading into the finals.

For the women, Jessie Taylor (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) had the highest finish, placing second in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:39.85.  This performance came two weeks after Taylor broke the school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase by winning the race at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.

In the hurdles, senior Olivia Younger (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) wrapped up her standout athletic career with two strong finishes in the hurdle races.  She placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.14, while she placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.04 seconds.  Both times were season-best times for Younger.  In addition, junior Naomi Swartzbaugh (Spartansburg, Pa./Spartansburg) also ran well in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing sixth with a time of 1:10.26, which was a personal best.  Swartzbaugh also placed ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 9.62 meters.

The men also performed well in the hurdles.  Freshman Eric Hardman (East Palestine, Ohio/Wellsville) ran a personal best in the preliminaries of the 110-meter hurdles on Thursday with a time of 16.28 seconds, and he placed sixth overall in the finals on Friday with a time of 16.47 seconds.  He placed even higher in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing third with a personal-best time of 56.82 seconds.  In addition, freshman Brian Cline (Bessemer, Pa./Mohawk) placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 59.10 seconds.

Other top finishers for Geneva included senior Katryn Gatchell (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), who placed fifth in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:19.77, less than a half-second off her own school record time.  Freshman Kevin Arseneaux (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth Regional) placed eighth in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:55.83.  Senior Brooke Waters (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) also brought home an eighth-place finish, finishing with a personal-best time of 1:02.18 in the 400-meter race.

In the throws, sophomore Noah Foust (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg) was Geneva's top finisher, placing fourth in the discus with an effort of 41.58 meters.  He also placed eighth in the shot put with a distance of 13.25 meters.  Senior Giovanni Segura (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood) brought home a seventh-place finish in the shot put, throwing 13.29 meters.

In the jumps, freshman Kyle Garman (Hanover, Pa./Hanover) placed eighth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.28 meters, a personal best.

Data will advance on to the NCAA Division III Championships, hosted at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, beginning on Thursday, May 26.  The rest of the track and field teams wrapped up their season with their performances at the NCCAA Championships.

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