BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 12, 2022) - Northern Arizona finishes on the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championship podium for the first time in school history, placing fourth with a record breaking team point total of 29 points, scored by just three athletes: Abdihamid Nur, Nico Young and Drew Bosley.
The Lumberjacks finished behind Tennessee (31), N. Carolina A&T (36) and Texas (47).
"A podium finish in Track & Field is an expression of what's possible with the team model we teach within the NAU program, it's a special weekend for us," said Director of Track and Field & Cross Country Michael Smith.
Entering the day with 17 points, after their star-studded trio 5,000-meter effort last night of gold, bronze and eighth place finishes, Nur (7:59.88) and Young (8:00.83) placed first and seventh in the men's 3,000-meter to add 12 points to the team total.Â
"Abdihamid Nur's performances this weekend were just spectacular," Smith said, "these are the deepest 3k and 5k fields ever assembled and he dominated the best in the nation with his tactics".Â
With his first place victory in the 3K, Nur becomes the first national double event champion in NAU history.Â
"Championships are what we specialize in at NAU and our future got even stronger with those guys fighting these last two days," Smith said, "While we have three athletes competing, it's a mistake to think that our finish today only represents them. We're a program of 100 amazing student athletes, an incredible coaching staff and loyal alums who are all part of this."
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