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Virginia Beach, Va.----Wingate University senior Luca Poppe won his second national championship in as many races Saturday, taking the 3000 meters title in the NCAA Division II indoor track and field championship meet inside the Virginia Beach Sports Center Saturday. Poppe won gold by 0.03 seconds with his triumphant time of 7:57.14.
 
On the team charts, the Wingate men finished a program-best third place with 50 points, only one point behind Grand Valley State with 51 points. Pittsburg State (Kansas) won the men's event with 75.5 points. The Bulldog women tied for 38th place with five points. Pittsburg State won the women's meet as well with 69.5 points.
 
Wingate has four first team All-Americans in men's 3000 meters
 
Poppe had much company on the podium Saturday, as three teammates joined him as first team All-Americans. Sophomore Joaquin Campos finished third with his time of 7:57.76. Senior Lars Laros took fifth place with his time of 7:57.93, while senior Antonin Saint Peyre finished sixth with his time of 7:59.28. Poppe won the 5000 meters championship Friday night.
 
Klaus Scholz takes second place in the 800 meters with new school standard
 
Freshman Klaus Scholz finished second in the men's 800 meters, setting a new school standard with his silver-medal time of 1:47.43. Scholz was making his first NCAA national championship appearance this weekend.
 
More Saturday NCAA All-American news…
 
Men's Mile Run finals
 
- Junior David Holman finished fifth with his time of 4:12.08
- Holman receives first team All-American honors with today's effort
 
Women's Mile Run finals
 
- Junior Evie Brooks took fourth place with her time of 4:46.79
- Brooks earns first team All-American laurels with today's performance
 
Women's Pentathlon finals
 
- Junior Ally Holmberg finished 12th with 3624 points
- She receives honorable mention AA in her first NCAA trip
- Holmberg took fifth place in the long jump (5.74 meters)
 
Last round of Saturday NCAA news…
 
Women's Shot Put
 
- Senior Amber Lawless finished 11th with her throw of 14.55 meters
- She earns honorable mention AA laurels in her first NCAA trip
- Lawless won the SAC Elite 23 Award, thanks to her sterling 4.00 GPA
- She is an elementary education major at Wingate
 
Women's 3000 meters
 
- Junior Evie Brooks finished 16th with her time of 10:00.17
- Freshman Abigail Bester finished 17th with her time of 10:09.91
 
 NCAA fun facts and complete results
 
- Wingate's 14 student-athletes are the most WU has sent to NCAA indoors
- The 'Dogs sent 14 to the '25 indoor NCAAs and the '24 outdoor NCAAs
- NCAA partner Leone Timing provided live results at this link
 
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