With Evan Corcoran, Eli Hendricks and Rajahn Dixon, Rowan posts 2nd-fastest qualifying time in 400-meter relay trials at NCAA Division 3 Nationals!!!!!!!!

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Rowan posted the 2nd-fastest qualifying time the 400-meter relay trials Friday at the NCAA Division 3 Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisc.

Rowan won its heat in 40.01, the 20th-fastest 400-meter relay in NCAA Division 3 history and the Profs’ 3rd-fastest time. Rowan ran 39.72 last year – No. 5 in D-3 history – when it placed 2nd at the NCAA Division 3 Championships in Geneva, Ohio, and ran 39.97 a day earlier in the trials.

The final is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Sophomore Madaijoudou Diawara of Toms River North led off, followed by senior Evan Corcoran of Kingsway, junior Eli Hendricks of Penns Grove and Rajahn Dixon of Eastern, who was racing for the first time in five weeks.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which ran a Division 3-record 38.96 in a home meet last week, was the top qualifier with a 39.50 in a different heat. That’s the 3rd-fastest time in D-3 history.

Wisconsin-La Cross holds the No. 2 4-by-1 all-time performance with it 39.36 in the same race that Oshkosh ran 38.96. The 17-fastest times in D-3 history have been recorded since 2023.a

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