T27th of 131 at NCAA Division III championship

Junior Trey Theobald (Archbold) won All-America honors during the first day of the NCAA Division III outdoor track & field championship meet, hosted by Coastal Carolina University and the Myrtle Beach Regional Sports Alliance on Thursday at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Competing in the first flight of the javelin, Theobald jumped to an early lead with a throw of 213-6 on his first attempt.  The mark broke the Ohio Wesleyan record of 199-9 that Theobald set at the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet on May 3 by nearly 14 feet, as well as the Ohio Wesleyan javelin record of 211-5 set by Mike Grittani in 1984 prior to the 1986 implement change.

Theobald led the field by more than 15 feet after the first time through the rotation, then added a mark of 202-8 on his second attempt and a throw of 208-8 on his third attempt, giving him the top 2 and 3 of the top 4 throws in that flight.  At the conclusion of the flight, Theobald's lead was still nearly 7 feet (213-6 to 206-10).

During the second flight, Cody Wheeler of Whitworth, who entered the meet with the No. 1 seed at 223-9, turned in a 215-11 on his first attempt to take the lead in the event.

Heading into the finals, Theobald was in second place, 2 feet behind Wheeler and 3 inches ahead of third-place Damitrius Hester of Rowan, but none of the top 3 throwers improved their marks during the finals and Theobald finished second to become Ohio Wesleyan's first All-American in the javelin.  Theobald entered the meet as the No. 13 seed with a mark of 199-9. 

Theobald's 213-6 is the best throw by an Ohio collegiate competitor this season and is the best performance in the history of the North Coast Athletic Conference, according to research by head coach Kris Boey.

With the 8 points in the javelin, Ohio Wesleyan tied for 27th place among the 131 teams that competed in the NCAA Division III men's championship.

Final Results