Seth Clevenger’s 4:00.64 anchor leg led Rowan to the fastest distance medley in NCAA Division 3 this year Saturday in Medford, Mass.
One day after smashing the NCAA Division 3 record for 5,000 meters six miles away at Boston University, the Haddonfield graduate led Rowan to a 9:53.19 win at the Tufts Cupid Challenge at the Gantcher Center.
Junior Blaik Slavinski from Point Pleasant Borough led off for Rowan with a 3:07.65 for 1,200 meters. Freshman Matt Niedbalski from Clearview split 50.52 for 400 meters, junior Teddy Wilson from Toms River North ran 800 meters in 1:54.39 setting up Clevenger, who held off SUNY Geneseo’s anchor by 18-100ths of a second with a 28.41 final 200.
Rowan bumped Hope College of Holland, Mich., from the top spot on the 2026 Division 3 DMR list. Hope ran 9:58.25 in South Bend, Ind., last month. TCNJ is now 3rd on the list with its 9:58.79 last weekend in Boston. TCNJ and Rowan will race each other at the New Jersey Athletic Conference meet Saturday at the Ott Center.
TCNJ held the previous record for fastest DMR by a New Jersey Athletic Conference school with its 9:57.81 at 2007 IC4As at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston with Chris Guerriero of Saddle Brook, Rob McGowan of Monroe Township, Matt Randal from South Brunswick and Brian Kopnicki from Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
Rowan’s previous school record was 9:58.49 at 2018 NCAAs in Birmingham, Ala., with Nick Nocco from Southern Regional, Justin Bishop from Mainland Regional, Nick Neville from South Brunswick and Kevin Veltre from Brick Memorial.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 