Shawnee, OK:  The Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) Bison are back-to-back NCCAA Men’s Track & Field National Champions. The Bison earned 182 points, as they finished first in 5 of the 22 events and second in 8 events. Dallas Baptist University and Greenville College both finished with 113 points to tie for second. OBU took first place in the 5000m, Decathlon, Pole Vault, Long Jump, and Triple Jump, while claiming second place finishes in the 200m, 800m, 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 1500m, 4 x 800m Relay, 3000m Steeplechase, and Decathlon.
 
Two NCCAA records were broken this year. Andrew Worley of Oklahoma Baptist University earned 6655 points in the Decathlon, beating the previous record of 6598. Bethel College’s Erik Escobedo had a distance of 60.77m in the Hammer Throw, topping the previous record of 58.78m.
 
Macallister Seitz of Grace College was named the 2017 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Wheeler Award Recipient. [Story]
 
To view final results from the championship, click here.
 
To view the 2017 All-Americans, click here.
 
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Team Rankings (22 Events Scored)
 

1) Oklahoma Baptist University	182
2) Dallas Baptist University	113
2) Greenville College	113
4) Bethel College	84
5) Grace College	59
6) Roberts Wesleyan College	49
7) Campbellsville University	41
8) York College	38
9) McMurry University	36
10) Southern Wesleyan University	25
11) Warner University	19
12) North Central University	15
13) Emmanuel College	14
14) Houghton College	11
15) Faith Baptist Bible College	10
16) Judson University	9
17) Brewton-Parker College	6
17) Central Christian College	6
19) Ohio Christian University	5
19) Southwestern Christian University	5
21) Trinity Christian College	4
21) University of Northwestern	4
23) Oklahoma Wesleyan University	3
24) Colorado Christian University	2
25) Southwestern Assemblies of God University	2