Glassboro’s Dallas Hohney, who barely qualified for the final, placed 4th in the 800 Saturday in the NCAA Division 3 Championships in La Crosse, Wisc.
Hohney, a Rowan junior, ran 1:50.46 in the qualifying rounds on Friday, earning the 9th and final spot in the final.
On Saturday, he ran 1:49.68, not far off his PR and school-record 1:49.26 from the NJAC Championships in Mahwah earlier this month.
Hohney is the first Rowan half-miler to place at nationals since Nick Neville was 6th in the 2018 meet on the same track. His 4th-place finish is best by a Rowan 800 runner since Brad Leak from Union took 3rd at the 1993 meet in Berea, Ohio, in 1:52.34 after a 1:50.01 in the trials.
This is Hohney’s 1st All-America honor. He qualified for the 400 at indoor nationals but did not finish the race.
With Hohney’s five points in the 800, Rowan is up to 61 points, trailing only host Wisconsin La Crosse, who has 86 through 16 of 21 events.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 