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Allendale, Mich.----Wingate University graduate student thrower Elliot Zirwas (Fort Pierce, Fla.) finished 16th in the men's shot put at the NCAA Division II outdoor national championship meet Saturday afternoon in the GVSU Track and Field Stadium on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
 
Elliot Zirwas men's shot put notes
 
- The 2022 South Atlantic Conference shot put champion was seeded in flight #2 Saturday
- Zirwas' first throw covered 17.13 meters
- His second throw was a 17.28 meter effort, his best of three attempts
- Zirwas' third and final throw registered 17.14 meters
- Zirwas was the first WU thrower to qualify for an NCAA national championship meet
- He posted a career-best and school-record throw of 18.38 meters at the 2022 Charlotte 49er Classic
- Davenport (Iowa) senior Isaiah Schafer won the men's shot put with his career-best mark of 19.89 meters
- Grand Valley State sophomore Myles Kerner was second (19.22 meters)
- Top seed and Southern Connecticut State senior Turner Kelly finished third (19.00 meters)
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate throws coach Billy Edwards:
 
"Elliot has always been one of the hardest workers in the room and today's competition reflected this work ethic. Achieving a spot at the national level has been long anticipated, but it's been the journey that has shaped Elliot. I am proud to have coached him."
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and five doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.