Dimitri Margaritidis hit a pair of NAIA standards this past week in the distance medley relay (DMR) and the 1000m. The senior from Frankton, Indiana finished second out of 42 competitors in the 1000m with a time of 2:30.62 to hit an NAIA A standard. He also helped his DMR team hit an NAIA B standard with a time of 10:10.08 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational this past weekend. Margaritidis’ 1000m time came one second short of his personal best set back at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March of 2022.
Nominees: Micah Bauer, Concordia University Ann Arbor; Dimitri Margaritidis, Grace College; Michael Rose Jr., Regent University