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NEWS | Wingate's Thursday NCAA indoor recap
NEWS | Wingate's Friday NCAA indoor recap
 
Indianapolis, Ind.----Wingate University senior Titouan Le Grix ran a blistering 27.09 final 200 meters to win the men's mile run national title in the NCAA Division II indoor national championship meet Saturday. For the first time in NCAA history, the indoor championships were held inside the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indy.
 
Le Grix rallied to post a gold-medal time of 3:59.15 to win his second individual track national championship. He won the men's 3000 meter steeplechase at the '24 NCAA outdoor meet. CSU-Pueblo junior Reece Sharman-Newell was right on Le Grix's heels, finishing second with his time of 3:59.56.
 
Le Grix lowered his previous WU school standard by 0.31 seconds. He ran a 3:59.46 at Virginia Tech's Doc Hale Invitational in February. Le Grix's Saturday mark of 3:59.15 is a new NCAA Division II meet record and a Fall Creek Pavilion facility record.
 
On the team charts, Wingate finished a program-best seventh place in the NCAA Division II indoor national championship meet. Wingate had 28 points, only one point behind sixth-place West Texas A&M and only two points behind fifth-place Northwest Missouri State. Pittsburg State (Kansas) won the men's meet with 76 points. Grand Valley State was a distant second with 61.5 points.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate assistant track and field coach Pol Domenech
 
"In our program, outcomes do not hold as much weight as the process towards them. Before the championships, the coaching staff and Titouan knew he had what was required to be a national champion. The race scenario played out exactly perfect for him, as the fast pace made it easy to maneuver around the pack."
 
"With 400 meters to go, we felt sure he had the victory. With 200 meters to go, he went for it with his characteristic closing speed and no one could respond. Only the people close to him know about all the ups and downs he has gone through during his career…for him to have this reward now is incredible. Now we turn our full focus to the outdoor season!"

Men's Mile Run
Saturday, March 15, 2025
 
- Le Grix was sixth in the 10-person field after 400 meters
- He made steady moves, claiming third place after 1000 meters
- Augustana senior Ryan Hartman led from the 400 to the 1200-meter marks
- At the 1200-meter mark, Le Grix was third behind Hartman and Sharman-Newell
- Hartman dropped back to third place, as Sharman-Newell and Le Grix battled
- Next-to-last splits: Le Grix had a 28.13, while Sharman-Newell had a 28.14
- Le Grix's last split was 27.09, while Sharman-Newell had a 27.76
- Only the top two runners broke the four-minute mark Saturday
- Hartman finished third with his bronze-medal time of 4:01.66
 
Men's 3000 Meters
Saturday, March 15, 2025
 
- Senior Luca Poppe finished third with his personal-best time of 7:52.02
- Poppe earns first team All-American honors with his Saturday effort
- Senior Hamza Chahid finished seventh (7:54.89) to join Poppe as a first team AA
- The Bulldogs had two student-athletes earn second team All-American laurels
- Senior Ricardo Barbosa finished 11th (8:05.26)
- Sophomore Joaquin Campos finished 12th (8:07.95)
- Adams State senior Romain Legendre won the 3000 meters (7:46.38)
- Legendre's triumphant time was a new meet and facility record
 
Wingate NCAA fun facts, etc.
 
- Wingate's previous best indoor finish was a ninth-place showing at the '24 event
- The Bulldogs finished in 10th place at the '23 NCAA indoor championships
- Wingate's 14 student-athletes are the most WU has sent to NCAA indoors
- The 'Dogs sent 14 student-athletes to the '24 outdoor NCAAs in Emporia, Kansas
- Wingate begins its '25 outdoor season at the Charlotte 49er Classic March 21-22
 
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